Shloka 27

Kārtika-Māhātmya

The Greatness of Kārtika

Devanagari script

वसिष्ठ उवाच । संप्राप्तं कार्तिकं दृष्ट्वा प्रबोधकरणं हरेः । अतिप्रमुग्धो राजेंद्रो मोहिनीं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥ २७ ॥

Transliteration

vasiṣṭha uvāca | saṃprāptaṃ kārtikaṃ dṛṣṭvā prabodhakaraṇaṃ hareḥ | atipramugdho rājeṃdro mohinīṃ vākyamabravīt || 27 ||

Translation

วสิษฐะกล่าวว่า: ครั้นเห็นว่าเดือนการ์ติกะมาถึงแล้ว อันเป็นกาลที่ปลุกพระหริให้ตื่น พระราชาผู้ยินดียิ่งจึงกล่าววาจานี้แก่โมหินี

Word by Word

• वसिष्ठः: Vasiṣṭha
• वसिष्ठः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• संप्राप्तम्: having arrived / arrived
• संप्राप्तम्: Karma (कर्म/Object) (with dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्+प्र+आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'कार्तिकम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; क्त (past passive participle)

• कार्तिकम्: Kārtika (month)
• कार्तिकम्: Karma (कर्म/Object) (with dṛṣṭvā)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'कार्तिकमासम्' इत्यर्थे (elliptic)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया/Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) → दृष्ट्वा (क्त्वान्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वक्रिया (having seen)

• प्रबोधकरणम्: causing awakening
• प्रबोधकरणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रबोध+करण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; 'कार्तिकम्' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• अतिप्रमुग्धः: greatly infatuated
• अतिप्रमुग्धः: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति+प्रमुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'राजेन्द्रः' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• राजेन्द्रः: the king (lord of kings)
• राजेन्द्रः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्+इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मोहिनीम्: to Mohinī
• मोहिनीम्: Karma (कर्म/Object) (recipient of speech)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• वाक्यम्: words / a statement
• वाक्यम्: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अब्रवीत्: spoke / said
• अब्रवीत्: Kriya (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Kārtika-vrata (contextual, implied)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Vasiṣṭha
• Hari (Vishnu)
• Mohinī
• Rājendra (the king)

FAQs

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

It marks Kārtika as a sacred period identified with “awakening Hari,” signaling an especially potent time for Viṣṇu-centered devotion, vows (vrata), and merit-bearing worship.

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

Bhakti is shown as responsive and time-attuned: the king’s joy on Kārtika’s arrival reflects eagerness to engage in Hari’s worship when devotion is traditionally intensified through Kārtika observances.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

It implicitly uses calendrical timing (Jyotiṣa/Vedic astrology as a Vedāṅga) by emphasizing the religious importance of the lunar month Kārtika for scheduling vratas and Hari-upāsanā.