Shloka 33

Kārtika-Māhātmya

The Greatness of Kārtika

Devanagari script

प्रवृत्तानां हि भक्ष्याणां कार्तिके नियमे कृते । अवश्यं विष्णुरूपत्वं प्राप्यते साधकेन हि ॥ ३३ ॥

Transliteration

pravṛttānāṃ hi bhakṣyāṇāṃ kārtike niyame kṛte | avaśyaṃ viṣṇurūpatvaṃ prāpyate sādhakena hi || 33 ||

Translation

ແທ້ຈິງແລ້ວ ເມື່ອຜູ້ປະຕິບັດຖືຂໍ້ຈຳກັດຂອງເດືອນກາຣຕິກາ—ໂດຍສະເພາະກ່ຽວກັບອາຫານທີ່ຕົນມັກຈະກິນ—ຜູ້ນັ້ນຈະໄດ້ຮັບສະພາບເປັນດັ່ງພຣະວິສນຸແນ່ນອນ.

Word by Word

• pravṛttānām: customary/previously practiced
• pravṛttānām: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-vṛt (धातु) + pravṛtta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग? षष्ठी, बहुवचन; here qualifying ‘bhakṣyāṇām’ (of the customary/allowed)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/for)

• bhakṣyāṇām: of foods
• bhakṣyāṇām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘भक्ष्य’ (edibles/foods)

• kārtike: in Kārtika
• kārtike: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• niyame: in the discipline
• niyame: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘नियम’ (restriction/discipline)

• kṛte: when (it is) observed
• kṛte: Adhikarana (अधिकरण; locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + kṛta (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; लोकेटिव-अब्सोल्यूट (सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध) ‘when the rule is made/observed’

• avaśyam: certainly
• avaśyam: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: avaśyam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (certainly/necessarily)

• viṣṇu-rūpatvam: the state of Vishnu-form
• viṣṇu-rūpatvam: Karma (कर्म; object of ‘prāpyate’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक) + rūpatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘विष्णोः रूपत्वम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prāpyate: is attained
• prāpyate: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• sādhakena: by the practitioner
• sādhakena: Kartr-karana (कर्तृ/करण; agent in passive, instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश (by the practitioner)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed)

Speaker

Narada (teaching within the Kārtika-māhātmya context)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Kārtika-vrata

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Calm assurance: disciplined restraint over habitual foods in Kārtika certainly yields divine likeness (viṣṇurūpatva)."}

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Kartika (month)

FAQs

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

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).

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

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.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

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.