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 ||
அந்த விரத ஒழுக்கத்திலிருந்து வீழ்ந்த பாவி, பின்னர் மலத்தை உண்ணும் ஊர்ப்பன்றி ஆகப் பிறக்கிறான். ஆகவே மீன் மாம்சமும், ஆமை மாம்சமும், மான் மாம்சமும் உண்ணக் கூடாது.
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.