Shloka 8
The Greatness of Worshiping Rādhā and Dāmodara
Kārttika Observances and Their Fruit
यत्किंचिद्यच्छति ब्रह्मन्कार्तिके च द्विजातये । राधादामोदरप्रीत्यै तस्याः पुण्याक्षयं भवेत्
yatkiṃcidyacchati brahmankārtike ca dvijātaye | rādhādāmodaraprītyai tasyāḥ puṇyākṣayaṃ bhavet
హే బ్రాహ్మణా! కార్తీక మాసంలో రాధా-దామోదరుల ప్రీతికై ద్విజునికి ఏదైనా దానం చేస్తే, ఆ దానపు పుణ్యం అక్షయమవుతుంది।
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Concept: Any gift given in Kārtika to a twice-born, dedicated to pleasing Rādhā–Dāmodara, yields inexhaustible merit (puṇyākṣaya).
Application: Give within your means during Kārtika—food, clothing, ghee, study materials—explicitly dedicating the act to divine pleasure; keep records to sustain a habit of regular charity beyond the month.
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: यत्किंचिद्यच्छति = यत् + किंचित् + यच्छति; ब्रह्मन्कार्तिके = ब्रह्मन् + कार्तिके; पुण्याक्षयम् = पुण्य + अक्षयम्
FAQs
It praises giving charity (dāna) during the month of Kārtika to a dvija (especially a Brāhmaṇa), when done as an offering for the pleasure of Rādhā and Dāmodara.
Akṣaya puṇya means undiminishing or inexhaustible merit—spiritual benefit that is described as not running out or being depleted.
It emphasizes generosity aligned with devotion: even a small gift, when offered with sincere bhakti and at an auspicious time (Kārtika), is valued as spiritually powerful.