Shloka 75
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
नखराणां च केशानां धारणे दर्पणं ददेत् । उपानहौ प्रदद्यात्तु पादत्राणविवर्जने ॥ ७५ ॥
nakharāṇāṃ ca keśānāṃ dhāraṇe darpaṇaṃ dadet | upānahau pradadyāttu pādatrāṇavivarjane || 75 ||
Para a devida conservação das unhas e dos cabelos, deve-se oferecer em dádiva um espelho. E, se alguém estiver sem calçado (ou tiver renunciado à proteção dos pés), deve doar um par de sandálias.
Sūta (narrating the Narada Purana’s teaching on dāna)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames dāna as practical dharma: gifts should remove hardship and support cleanliness and right living—thus generating puṇya through compassionate utility.
While not explicitly devotional, it supports bhakti indirectly by teaching service-minded giving; such sattvic charity is traditionally offered in a spirit of reverence to Dharma and the divine.
Ritual application (kalpa-style dāna-vidhi) is emphasized—matching a specific gift to a specific human need as part of disciplined religious conduct.