Shloka 57
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
तन्मुक्तो जायते पापी विष्ठाशी ग्राम्यसूकरः । मात्स्यं मांसं न भुञ्जीत न कौर्मं नापि हारिणम् ॥ ५७ ॥
tanmukto jāyate pāpī viṣṭhāśī grāmyasūkaraḥ | mātsyaṃ māṃsaṃ na bhuñjīta na kaurmaṃ nāpi hāriṇam || 57 ||
Setelah jatuh daripada disiplin itu, si pendosa lahir sebagai babi kampung yang memakan najis. Maka janganlah memakan daging ikan, jangan daging kura-kura, dan jangan pula daging rusa.
Narada
Vrata: Kartika-vrata (implied discipline)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
FAQs
It links purity of conduct—especially keeping one’s vow and food-discipline—to karmic outcomes, warning that violation leads to degrading rebirth and loss of spiritual merit.
Bhakti is supported by sāttvika living; restraint in diet and fidelity to vows protect the devotee’s inner purity, which sustains steady remembrance and worship.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-style vrata observance) is implied: specific food prohibitions function as niyamas that preserve the efficacy of religious observances.