Shloka 52
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
दृष्ट्वा कोकवराहं वा न भूयस्तनयो भवेत् । त्रिविधस्यापि पापस्य दृष्ट्वा मुक्तिर्भवेन्नृणाम् ॥ ५२ ॥
dṛṣṭvā kokavarāhaṃ vā na bhūyastanayo bhavet | trividhasyāpi pāpasya dṛṣṭvā muktirbhavennṛṇām || 52 ||
ಕೋಕ-ವರಾಹನನ್ನು ದರ್ಶಿಸಿದವನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಪುತ್ರರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನ್ಮಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಕೇವಲ ದರ್ಶನಮಾತ್ರದಿಂದಲೇ ಮನುಷ್ಯರಿಗೆ ತ್ರಿವಿಧ ಪಾಪಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ಮುಕ್ತಿ ದೊರೆಯುತ್ತದೆ॥೫೨॥
Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It declares the extraordinary purifying power of tirtha-darśana: seeing Koka-Varāha (Vishnu as Varāha) is said to destroy even threefold sin and lead toward liberation, emphasizing grace received through sacred vision.
Bhakti is expressed here as darśana-centered devotion—approaching and beholding the Lord’s form at a holy site. The verse presents the Lord’s compassionate accessibility, where sincere contact (seeing) becomes a direct means of spiritual uplift.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is tirtha-yātrā and darśana as a Purāṇic religious practice for pāpa-kṣaya and mokṣa-oriented merit.