Shloka 15
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
क्रीडां त्यजति भूपालो दशम्यादिदिनत्रये । एवं प्रकीडतस्तस्य पूर्णे संवत्सरे गते ॥ १५ ॥
krīḍāṃ tyajati bhūpālo daśamyādidinatraye | evaṃ prakīḍatastasya pūrṇe saṃvatsare gate || 15 ||
ദശമിയിൽ ആരംഭിക്കുന്ന മൂന്നു ദിവസങ്ങളിൽ രാജാവ് കളിയും വിനോദവും ഉപേക്ഷിക്കുന്നു. ഇങ്ങനെ നിയമം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച് ഒരു പൂർണ്ണ വർഷം കഴിഞ്ഞാൽ വ്രതം സമാപിക്കുന്നു।
Narada (teaching a vrata/niyama sequence within Uttara-Bhaga’s ritual-mahatmya narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It highlights vrata-dharma as disciplined self-restraint: renouncing pleasure (k्रीडा) on specific tithis and sustaining the rule until the vow is completed after a full year.
By prescribing controlled conduct and consistency, it supports bhakti as lived practice—devotion expressed through niyama (regulated living) rather than mere emotion, preparing the mind for worship and merit.
Kalpa/ritual procedure and tithi-based timekeeping: the observance is fixed to lunar days (Daśamī onward) and a defined duration (three days, completed over a saṃvatsara).