Shloka 51
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
विना सांख्येन योगेन स याति परमं पदम् । कार्तिके मंडलं दृष्ट्वा शौकरेः सूकरं शुभे ॥ ५१ ॥
vinā sāṃkhyena yogena sa yāti paramaṃ padam | kārtike maṃḍalaṃ dṛṣṭvā śaukareḥ sūkaraṃ śubhe || 51 ||
हे शुभे! सांख्य व योग नसतानाही, कार्तिकात पवित्र मण्डल व शौकर (वराह) यांचे पुण्य सूकररूप दर्शन केल्याने परम पद प्राप्त होते॥५१॥
Suta (narrating; verse addressed to a female interlocutor as 'śubhe')
Vrata: Kārttika-vrata (implied by kārtike)
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"bhakti (devotion)","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta (wonder)","emotional_journey":"From reliance on arduous paths (Sāṅkhya/Yoga) to confident devotion: mere Kārttika darśana grants the supreme goal."}
FAQs
It emphasizes the extraordinary salvific power of Kārtika observances: mere darśana (devotional beholding) of the sacred maṇḍala and Varāha can grant the supreme goal, even without advanced philosophical Sāṅkhya or yogic practice.
Bhakti is presented as accessible and potent—devotional sight and reverence toward Viṣṇu’s Varāha form in the auspicious Kārtika period is declared sufficient to lead one to the highest abode.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through the use of a maṇḍala and the timing in Kārtika—pointing to vrata-based worship rules and auspicious calendrical observance.