Shloka 33
The Greatness of Worshiping Rādhā and Dāmodara
Kārttika Observances and Their Fruit
तत्र तस्थौ चिरं भोगं कृत्वा सा वै यथेप्सितम् । या कुर्यात्कार्त्तिके विप्र राधादामोदरार्चनम्
tatra tasthau ciraṃ bhogaṃ kṛtvā sā vai yathepsitam | yā kuryātkārttike vipra rādhādāmodarārcanam
അവിടെ അവൾ ദീർഘകാലം താൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ചതുപോലെ ഫലഭോഗം അനുഭവിച്ചു. ഹേ വിപ്രാ! കാർത്തികമാസത്തിൽ രാധാ-ദാമോദരാരാധന ചെയ്യുന്നവന് ഇത്തരമൊരു ഫലം ലഭിക്കുന്നു.
Unspecified (narrative voice within Brahma-khaṇḍa; likely a sage addressing a brāhmaṇa interlocutor as 'vipra')
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यथेप्सितम् = यथा + ईप्सितम्; कुर्यात्कार्त्तिके = कुर्यात् + कार्त्तिके; राधादामोदरार्चनम् = राधा + दामोदर + अर्चनम् (समास)।
FAQs
It recommends performing arcanā (ritual worship) of Rādhā and Dāmodara (Kṛṣṇa) during the month of Kārttika.
The verse states that the devotee attains prolonged enjoyment of the desired fruits—i.e., experiences outcomes “as wished” (yathepsitam) as a result of Kārttika worship.
It foregrounds Vaiṣṇava bhakti centered on the divine couple Rādhā–Dāmodara, presenting their Kārttika worship as especially efficacious.