Shloka 87

Kārtika-Māhātmya

The Greatness of Kārtika

Devanagari script

इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणोत्तरभागे कार्तिकमाहात्म्यं नाम द्वाविंशोऽध्यायः ॥ २२ ॥

Transliteration

iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇottarabhāge kārtikamāhātmyaṃ nāma dvāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 22 ||

Translation

ដូច្នេះ បញ្ចប់ជំពូកទី២២ ដែលមាននាម «មហិមាការតិក» ក្នុងភាគឧត្តរ នៃព្រះបុរាណ បૃហន្នារទីយ បរិសុទ្ធ។

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उपसंहारार्थक-अव्यय (quotative/concluding particle)

• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: in the latter part of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• śrī-bṛhat-nāradīya-purāṇa-uttara-bhāge: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī + bṛhat + nāradīya + purāṇa + uttara + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः (in the latter part of the Śrī Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa)

• kārtika-māhātmyam: the glory of Kārtika
• kārtika-māhātmyam: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtika + māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); तत्पुरुष-समासः (kārtikasya māhātmyam)

• nāma: named
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभूत-प्रयोग (indeclinable in sense: 'named/called')

• dvāviṃśaḥ: twenty-second
• dvāviṃśaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvāviṃśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine); द्विगु-समासः (22)

• adhyāyaḥ: chapter
• adhyāyaḥ: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adhyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine)

Speaker

Narrator (colophon/closing formula; not a spoken dialogue line)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Kārtika (month observance context; not a specific named vrata in this colophon)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: none

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhannāradīya Purāṇa
• Kārtika

FAQs

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

This is the chapter-colophon marking the formal completion of Adhyaya 22 on Kārtika-māhātmya, affirming the text’s focus on the sanctity and religious observances of the month Kārtika within the Uttara-bhāga.

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

Indirectly: by closing a Kārtika-māhātmya chapter, it frames Kārtika observances as a structured devotional context in the Purāṇic tradition—typically centered on Viṣṇu-bhakti through vratas, dāna, and worship.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No specific Vedāṅga teaching is stated; the verse functions as a textual colophon, useful for archival citation and precise chapter identification rather than ritual-technical instruction.