Shloka 32
Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions
दृष्ट्वा तु विलयं याति कार्तिकव्रतिनं क्षणात् । कार्त्तिकव्रतिनः पुण्यं ब्रह्मा चैव चतुर्मुखः
dṛṣṭvā tu vilayaṃ yāti kārtikavratinaṃ kṣaṇāt | kārttikavratinaḥ puṇyaṃ brahmā caiva caturmukhaḥ
តែគ្រាន់តែបានឃើញអ្នកកាន់វ្រតកាត្តិកៈ បាបក៏វិនាសភ្លាមៗ។ ពុណ្យរបស់អ្នកកាន់វ្រតកាត្តិកៈ នោះ សូម្បីព្រះព្រហ្មមានមុខបួន ក៏ទ្រង់ជ្រាប និងប្រកាស។
Unspecified (narrative voice within the chapter; likely within a Pulastya–Bhīṣma dialogue context for Brahma-khaṇḍa sections)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चैव = च + एव
FAQs
It extols the extraordinary sanctifying power of Kārtika observance, stating that even seeing a person who keeps the Kārtika vow can destroy sins immediately, and that Brahmā himself affirms its great merit.
‘Caturmukha’ means “four-faced” and refers to Brahmā, the creator-deity, who is traditionally depicted with four faces.
It encourages reverence for sincere religious discipline and devotion, portraying vowed practice (vrata) as spiritually transformative and socially uplifting—so much so that contact with the practitioner is described as purifying.