Shloka 35
Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions
दद्याद्वै श्रीहरेः प्रीत्यै ब्राह्मणानपि भोजयेत् । रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्यान्नृत्यगीतादिभिर्व्रती । य इदं शृणुयाद्भक्त्या तस्य पापं प्रणश्यति
dadyādvai śrīhareḥ prītyai brāhmaṇānapi bhojayet | rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryānnṛtyagītādibhirvratī | ya idaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā tasya pāpaṃ praṇaśyati
Para complacer a Śrī Hari, debe darse en caridad y también alimentar a los brāhmaṇas. El observante del voto ha de velar de noche con danza, canto y demás. Quien esto escucha con devoción, su pecado se destruye.
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context-dependent within Brahma-khaṇḍa 4.21).
Primary Rasa: bhakti (shanta)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: दद्याद्वै = दद्यात् + वै; ब्राह्मणानपि = ब्राह्मणान् + अपि; कुर्यान्नृत्यगीतादिभिः = कुर्यात् + नृत्यगीतादिभिः; नृत्यगीतादिभिर्व्रती = नृत्यगीतादिभिः + व्रती; शृणुयाद्भक्त्या = शृणुयात् + भक्त्या
FAQs
It recommends charity for Śrī Hari’s pleasure, feeding brāhmaṇas, and keeping a night vigil (jāgaraṇa) supported by devotional arts such as singing and dancing.
It centers the practices on pleasing Śrī Hari and adds that devotional hearing (śravaṇa) of this teaching itself—done with bhakti—destroys sin.
The verse links devotion with social-religious responsibility: generosity (dāna) and hospitality/feeding (bhojana) are presented as integral expressions of a vow-led devotional life.