Shloka 10

Kārtika-Māhātmya

The Greatness of Kārtika

Devanagari script

राजानं विविधैः सौख्यैः सर्वभावेन सुंदरी । वनेषु गिरिश्रृंगेषु नदीनां संगमेषु च ॥ १० ॥

Transliteration

rājānaṃ vividhaiḥ saukhyaiḥ sarvabhāvena suṃdarī | vaneṣu giriśrṛṃgeṣu nadīnāṃ saṃgameṣu ca || 10 ||

Translation

Прекрасная дева, всем своим существом, услаждала царя многими видами наслаждений — в лесах, на вершинах гор и у слияний рек.

Word by Word

• राजानम्: the king
• राजानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सौख्यैः इति)

• सौख्यैः: comforts, pleasures
• सौख्यैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; साधन/करणभाव

• सर्वभावेन: with all attention/with whole-heartedness
• सर्वभावेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वस्य भावः)

• सुन्दरी: the beautiful woman
• सुन्दरी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुन्दरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृपद

• वनेषु: in forests
• वनेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• गिरिशृङ्गेषु: on mountain-peaks
• गिरिशृङ्गेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गिरि + शृङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गिरेः शृङ्गम्)

• नदीनाम्: of rivers
• नदीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नदी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध

• संगमेषु: at confluences
• संगमेषु: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन; अधिकरण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya style discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: none

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shringara

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rajan (the king)
• Sundari (the beautiful woman)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It highlights how human enjoyment unfolds in landscapes that the Purana repeatedly treats as spiritually charged—forests, mountain summits, and especially river confluences (saṅgamas), which are classic tirtha settings in Book 2.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Indirectly: by placing worldly pleasure in tirtha-like environments, it sets up the Purāṇic contrast between kāma (enjoyment) and the higher purpose of visiting such places—purification, remembrance of Hari/Vishnu, and turning the mind toward bhakti.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

No explicit Vedanga instruction appears in this verse; the practical takeaway is tirtha-literature geography—saṅgamas (river confluences) are repeatedly treated as prime locations for snāna (ritual bathing), dāna (gifts), and vrata observance in Purāṇic practice.