Shloka 39
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
देवो वैमानिको भूत्वा स याति परमां गतिम् । तस्मान्मोहिनि मोहं त्वं परित्यज्य ममोपरि ॥ ३९ ॥
devo vaimāniko bhūtvā sa yāti paramāṃ gatim | tasmānmohini mohaṃ tvaṃ parityajya mamopari || 39 ||
तो दिव्य विमानात संचार करणारा देव होऊन परम गतीला पोहोचतो. म्हणून, हे मोहिनि! तुझा मोह सोडून माझ्यावरच मन एकाग्र कर.
A male spiritual authority addressing 'Mohinī' (contextual speaker attribution within the Adhyaya; exact named speaker not explicit in the single verse excerpt).
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"vira","secondary_rasa":"bhakti","emotional_journey":"Promises exalted reward (celestial status and supreme goal), then issues a sharp corrective exhortation: abandon delusion and fix the mind on the teacher/deity alone."}
FAQs
It contrasts temporary heavenly attainments (becoming a vaimānika deva) with the higher aim—paramā gati—and teaches that delusion (moha) must be renounced by fixing one’s attention on the supreme object of refuge.
By instructing the mind to be placed 'upon me' (mamopari), it emphasizes single-pointed orientation toward the Lord as the remedy for मोह (delusion), which is a core movement of bhakti.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa-ritual procedure) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is ethical-spiritual discipline—renouncing मोह and cultivating steady devotional focus.