Shloka 33
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
प्रवृत्तानां हि भक्ष्याणां कार्तिके नियमे कृते । अवश्यं विष्णुरूपत्वं प्राप्यते साधकेन हि ॥ ३३ ॥
pravṛttānāṃ hi bhakṣyāṇāṃ kārtike niyame kṛte | avaśyaṃ viṣṇurūpatvaṃ prāpyate sādhakena hi || 33 ||
ಕಾರ್ತಿಕದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಯಮಗಳನ್ನು ಆಚರಿಸಿದಾಗ—ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸಹಜವಾಗಿ ತಿನ್ನಲು ಮನಸ್ಸು ಹೋಗುವ ಆಹಾರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಯಮ ವಹಿಸಿದರೆ—ಸಾಧಕನು ನಿಶ್ಚಯವಾಗಿ ವಿಷ್ಣುರೂಪತ್ವವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ.
Narada (teaching within the Kārtika-māhātmya context)
Vrata: Kārtika-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares that disciplined restraint during Kārtika—especially controlling habitual food-enjoyment—has a direct transformative fruit: the sādhaka attains Viṣṇu-like spiritual status (viṣṇurūpatva).
Bhakti is shown as practical surrender through vrata: by curbing ordinary cravings and aligning daily life with Kārtika-niyamas for Viṣṇu’s pleasure, devotion matures into divine likeness.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-style niyama of vrata) is emphasized—how time (Kārtika-māsa) and regulated conduct, especially dietary restraint, function as a structured sādhanā with a stated phala.