Shloka 30

Kārtika-Māhātmya

The Greatness of Kārtika

Devanagari script

न व्रती कार्तिके जातो मुक्त्वैकं हरिवासरम् । सोऽहं कार्तिकमिच्छामि व्रते न पर्य्युपासितुम् ॥ ३० ॥

Transliteration

na vratī kārtike jāto muktvaikaṃ harivāsaram | so'haṃ kārtikamicchāmi vrate na paryyupāsitum || 30 ||

Translation

カールティカ月において、生まれながらに誓戒を守る者はなく、ただハリに捧げられた唯一の日のみが例外である。ゆえに私はカールティカの誓（ヴラタ）を受け、正しく修行したい。

Word by Word

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• vratī: a vow-observer
• vratī: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vratin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘व्रतिन्’ (one who observes a vow)

• kārtike: in Kārtika (month)
• kārtike: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; मासवाचक (in the month of Kārtika)

• jātaḥ: has become
• jātaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; predicate participle agreeing with subject)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु) + jāta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle, क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘जन्म प्राप्तः’ (having become/been born)

• muktvā: having left/excepting
• muktvā: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/absolutive)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: muc (धातु) + muktvā (कृदन्त, त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• ekam: one
• ekam: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘harivāsaram’)

• hari-vāsaram: Hari’s day (a day dedicated to Vishnu)
• hari-vāsaram: Karma (कर्म/object of ‘muktvā’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘हरेः वासरः’), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (कर्ता/subject; apposition with ‘saḥ’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kārtikam: Kārtika (month observance)
• kārtikam: Karma (कर्म/object of ‘icchāmi’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; मासवाचक

• icchāmi: I desire
• icchāmi: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: iṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• vrate: in the vow
• vrate: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘व्रते’ (in the vow/observance)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/negation marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• pary-upāsitum: to observe (fully)
• pary-upāsitum: Prayojana (प्रयोजन/purpose; infinitive complement of ‘icchāmi’)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari (उपसर्ग) + upa-ās (धातु) + upāsitum (कृदन्त, तुमुन्)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive), ‘पर्युपासितुम्’ = to observe/attend upon fully

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Kārtika-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It highlights Kārtika as a special devotional season where disciplined observance (vrata) centered on Hari is emphasized, presenting Hari’s sacred day as uniquely potent and motivating full Kārtika-vrata practice.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

By focusing on “Harivāsara” (Hari’s day) and the wish to observe Kārtika as a vow, the verse frames Bhakti as regular, time-bound worship and restraint dedicated to Viṣṇu/Hari rather than mere sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly relies on calendrical and ritual timing (Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa) by stressing the sacred month (Kārtika) and the specific Viṣṇu-day (Harivāsara/Ekādaśī) for structuring vrata observance.