Shloka 34

Kārtika-Māhātmya

The Greatness of Kārtika

Devanagari script

तिष्ठंतु बहुवित्तानि दानानि वरवर्णिनि । हृदयायासकर्तॄणि दीपदानाद्दिवं व्रजेत् ॥ ३४ ॥

Transliteration

tiṣṭhaṃtu bahuvittāni dānāni varavarṇini | hṛdayāyāsakartṝṇi dīpadānāddivaṃ vrajet || 34 ||

Translation

ໂອ ນາງຜູ້ມີສີຜິວງາມ, ຂໍໃຫ້ຂອງທານອັນມີຄ່າຫຼາຍໆ ທີ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ໃຈເຫນື່ອຍລ້າ ຈົ່ງຢູ່ເທິງນັ້ນເຖີດ; ໂດຍການຖວາຍປະທີບ (ໄຟດວງ) ກໍສາມາດໄປສູ່ສະຫວັນໄດ້.

Word by Word

• tiṣṭhantu: let (them) remain
• tiṣṭhantu: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sthā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• bahu-vittāni: wealthy/with much wealth
• bahu-vittāni: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + vitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘बहु’ + ‘वित्त’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of ‘dānāni’)

• dānāni: gifts/charities
• dānāni: Karta (कर्ता/subject of ‘tiṣṭhantu’)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• vara-varṇini: O best-complexioned lady
• vara-varṇini: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (‘श्रेष्ठा वर्णिनी’), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• hṛdaya-āyāsa-kartṝṇi: causing strain to the heart
• hṛdaya-āyāsa-kartṝṇi: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक) + āyāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + kartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/उपपदभाव: ‘हृदयस्य आयासं कुर्वन्ति’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of ‘dānāni’)

• dīpa-dānāt: from (the merit of) giving a lamp
• dīpa-dānāt: Hetu (हेतु/cause-source; ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpa (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘दीपस्य दानम्’), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (from/by means of lamp-giving)

• divam: to heaven
• divam: Karma (कर्म; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गत्यर्थकर्म (goal)

• vrajet: one should go/attain
• vrajet: Kriya (क्रिया/main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Kārtika-vrata (dīpa-dāna as a key observance)

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"From setting aside burdensome, expensive gifts to marveling at the simple yet powerful act of lamp-offering that grants heaven."}

FAQs

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

It elevates dīpa-dāna as a highly efficacious, accessible act of dāna: even without expensive offerings, the merit of gifting light is said to lead to svarga (heavenly attainment).

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

By praising a simple offering (a lamp), it emphasizes sincerity over expense—an approach aligned with bhakti where devotion expressed through humble, symbolic service (light offered with reverence) is spiritually potent.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual praxis (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: the verse points to a specific, doable rite—dīpa-dāna—showing how prescribed acts of dāna generate punya without requiring elaborate or costly yajña-style expenditures.