Shloka 7
Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions
उभयोर्दश दातव्या पादयोश्च त्रिभिस्त्रिभिः । मुखशुद्धिं ततः कुर्य्यात्संकल्पं स्नपनस्य च
ubhayordaśa dātavyā pādayośca tribhistribhiḥ | mukhaśuddhiṃ tataḥ kuryyātsaṃkalpaṃ snapanasya ca
Ten should be given to both hands; and to the feet, three and three. Then one should cleanse the mouth, and thereafter make the saṅkalpa (sacred resolve) for the bathing rite.
Not explicitly identifiable from the single verse (context required from surrounding verses).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: tirtha
Sandhi Resolution Notes: ubhayor = ubhayoḥ; pādayośca = pādayoḥ + ca; tribhistribhiḥ = tribhiḥ + tribhiḥ; kuryyāt = kuryāt; kuryyātsaṃkalpam = kuryāt + saṅkalpam
FAQs
It prescribes a sequence: specific offerings/handfuls given to both (hands/sides) and to the feet (three each), followed by mouth purification, and then the formal saṅkalpa for the bathing rite.
Saṅkalpa is the stated intention that frames the act as a disciplined religious observance; it is performed after preliminary purification (such as cleansing the mouth).
Yes: it emphasizes intentionality and purity—external acts (washing/offerings) are to be joined with inner resolve (saṅkalpa) to complete the rite properly.