Shloka 62
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
कार्तिके शुक्लपक्षस्य कृत्वा ह्येकादशीं नरः । प्रातर्दत्वा शुभान्कुंभान्प्रयाति हरिमंदिरम् ॥ ६२ ॥
kārtike śuklapakṣasya kṛtvā hyekādaśīṃ naraḥ | prātardatvā śubhānkuṃbhānprayāti harimaṃdiram || 62 ||
Pada paruh terang bulan Kārtika, orang yang menjalankan Ekādaśī dengan tata cara yang benar dan pada pagi hari mendermakan kumbha-kumbha suci, akan menuju mandir Hari.
Narada (teaching in a vrata/mahatmya sequence; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage implied)
Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata (in Kārtika)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links Kārtika-śukla Ekādaśī observance with dāna (kumbha-gift) and direct worship of Hari, presenting devotion expressed through disciplined vrata and charitable action.
Bhakti is shown as practical worship: keeping Ekādaśī for Hari, giving gifts at the proper time (morning dāna), and then approaching Hari’s temple—devotion embodied in conduct, not merely sentiment.
Kalpa/ritual practice is implied through timing and procedure: observing Ekādaśī in the śukla-pakṣa of Kārtika and performing prātaḥ-kāla dāna (morning donation) as part of vrata discipline.