Shloka 44

Kārtika-Māhātmya

The Greatness of Kārtika

Devanagari script

रुक्मांगद उवाच । माहात्म्यमभिधास्यामि मासस्यास्य वरानने । येन भक्तिर्भवित्री ते प्रकर्तुं हरिपूजनम् ॥ ४४ ॥

Transliteration

rukmāṃgada uvāca | māhātmyamabhidhāsyāmi māsasyāsya varānane | yena bhaktirbhavitrī te prakartuṃ haripūjanam || 44 ||

Translation

ຣຸກມາງກະດາກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ຜູ້ມີໃບໜ້າງາມ, ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະປະກາດມະຫາຄຸນອັນສັກສິດຂອງເດືອນນີ້; ໂດຍມັນ ພັກຕິຈະເກີດໃນເຈົ້າ ແລະ ເຈົ້າຈະສາມາດບູຊາພຣະຫຣິ (ວິສນຸ) ໄດ້.”

Word by Word

• रुक्मांगदः: Rukmāṅgada
• रुक्मांगदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुक्माङ्गद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• माहात्म्यम्: glory, greatness
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभिधास्यामि: I will describe/tell
• अभिधास्यामि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि-धा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• मासस्य: of the month
• मासस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अस्य: of this
• अस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक) + आनन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास (possessive: 'she whose face is beautiful'); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• येन: by which
• येन: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• भक्तिः: devotion
• भक्तिः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवित्री: will arise/will be (as agentive: 'becoming')
• भवित्री: Kriya-samānādhikaraṇa (क्रियासमानाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भवित्री (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृन्/तृच्-प्रत्ययान्त कर्तृवाचक कृदन्त (agentive/future sense) from √भू; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicative adjective)

• ते: for you, to you
• ते: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन

• प्रकर्तुम्: to perform
• प्रकर्तुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-कृ (धातु) (तुमुन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त infinitive (भावे): 'to do/perform'

• हरिपूजनम्: worship of Hari
• हरिपूजनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (worship of Hari); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Rukmāṅgada

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Kārttika (month observance)

Verse Rasa

Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti","secondary_rasa":"shanta","emotional_journey":"Compassionate instruction: Rukmāṅgada promises to teach Kārtika’s greatness so that devotion awakens and Hari-worship becomes possible."}

Characters & Entities

• Rukmāṅgada
• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It frames the māsa-māhātmya as a devotional catalyst: hearing the month’s sacred glory is presented as a means to awaken bhakti and properly commence Hari (Viṣṇu) worship.

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

Bhakti is shown as something that can be cultivated through śravaṇa (listening) to sacred narratives and praises (māhātmya), which then matures into active practice—Hari-pūjana.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: the verse points to structured worship and vrata-style observance tied to a specific month, though it does not detail technical Vedāṅga rules in this line.