Shloka 44
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
रुक्मांगद उवाच । माहात्म्यमभिधास्यामि मासस्यास्य वरानने । येन भक्तिर्भवित्री ते प्रकर्तुं हरिपूजनम् ॥ ४४ ॥
rukmāṃgada uvāca | māhātmyamabhidhāsyāmi māsasyāsya varānane | yena bhaktirbhavitrī te prakartuṃ haripūjanam || 44 ||
รุกมางคทะกล่าวว่า “โอผู้มีพักตร์งาม ข้าพเจ้าจะกล่าวมหาตมะอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ของเดือนนี้ เพื่อให้ภักติบังเกิดในท่าน และท่านจะสามารถบูชาพระหริได้”
Rukmāṅgada
Vrata: Kārttika (month observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames the māsa-māhātmya as a devotional catalyst: hearing the month’s sacred glory is presented as a means to awaken bhakti and properly commence Hari (Viṣṇu) worship.
Bhakti is shown as something that can be cultivated through śravaṇa (listening) to sacred narratives and praises (māhātmya), which then matures into active practice—Hari-pūjana.
Ritual practice (kalpa-oriented conduct) is implied: the verse points to structured worship and vrata-style observance tied to a specific month, though it does not detail technical Vedāṅga rules in this line.