Shloka 77

Kārtika-Māhātmya

The Greatness of Kārtika

Devanagari script

नित्यं दीपप्रदो यस्तु व्रतेऽभीष्टे सुरालये । स कांचनं तथा ताम्रं सघृतं दीपकं प्रिये ॥ ७७ ॥

Transliteration

nityaṃ dīpaprado yastu vrate'bhīṣṭe surālaye | sa kāṃcanaṃ tathā tāmraṃ saghṛtaṃ dīpakaṃ priye || 77 ||

Translation

愛しき者よ、望む誓戒のあいだ神々の मंदिरにて常に灯明を供える者は、まことにギー（澄ましバター）を満たした金または銅の灯を捧げるに等しい。

Word by Word

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (adverbial accusative: always)

• दीपप्रदः: giver of a lamp
• दीपप्रदः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (दीपस्य प्रदः = giver of lamps)

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed
• तु: निपात (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• व्रते: in a vow/observance
• व्रते: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• अभीष्टे: desired (chosen)
• अभीष्टे: विशेषण (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying व्रते)

• सुरालये: in a temple (abode of gods)
• सुरालये: अधिकरण (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुर + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सुराणाम् आलयः = abode/temple of the gods)

• सः: he
• सः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संकेत-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• काञ्चनम्: gold
• काञ्चनम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकार (likewise)

• ताम्रम्: copper
• ताम्रम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सघृतम्: with ghee
• सघृतम्: कर्म (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (घृतसहितम् = with ghee)

• दीपकम्: a lamp
• दीपकम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रिये: O dear one
• प्रिये: सम्बोधन (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"A tender exhortation (‘priye’) moves from steady daily practice to the luminous offering of a ghee lamp, intensifying devotion through ritual light."}

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Surālaya (temple)

FAQs

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

It elevates dīpa-dāna (offering a lamp) as a steady, vrata-linked act of merit in temple worship, emphasizing purity (ghee) and intentional devotion through regular practice.

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

By prescribing a simple, repeatable temple offering—lighting and gifting a ghee lamp—it frames bhakti as consistent seva (service) expressed through tangible worship during vowed observances.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual procedure (kalpa/ācāra) is implied: proper dāna in a sacred space (surālaya), selection of suitable materials (gold/copper), and the prescribed fuel (ghee) for a lamp-offering.