Shloka 31
The Glory of Lamp-Donation
in Kārttika
कार्तिके दीपदाता च स गच्छेद्धरिमंदिरम् । व्यास उवाच । इति श्रुत्वा ततो दूता गतास्ते वै यथागताः
kārtike dīpadātā ca sa gaccheddharimaṃdiram | vyāsa uvāca | iti śrutvā tato dūtā gatāste vai yathāgatāḥ
Barangsiapa mempersembahkan pelita pada bulan Kārttika, ia akan mencapai kediaman suci Hari. Vyāsa bersabda: Mendengar itu, para utusan pun pergi, sebagaimana mereka datang semula.
Vyāsa
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गच्छेत्+हरिमन्दिरम्→गच्छेद्धरिमन्दिरम् (त्→द्; द्+ह→द्ध); हरि+मन्दिरम्→हरिमन्दिरम्; गताः+ते→गतास्ते (आः+त→आस्); यथा+आगताः→यथागताः (आ-आ संधि)
FAQs
It states that the giver of a lamp in the month of Kārttika attains Hari’s abode (harimandira), indicating a strongly Vaiṣṇava merit-fruit for the vow or offering.
The verse explicitly marks “Vyāsa uvāca” (Vyāsa said). The closing line (“having heard this, the messengers departed”) functions as a narrative transition, indicating the completion of a message and the exit of the dūtas.
It elevates a simple, accessible act—offering a lamp during Kārttika—as a devotional practice with significant spiritual consequence, reinforcing the ethic of bhakti expressed through charitable ritual giving (dāna).