Shloka 51
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
विना सांख्येन योगेन स याति परमं पदम् । कार्तिके मंडलं दृष्ट्वा शौकरेः सूकरं शुभे ॥ ५१ ॥
vinā sāṃkhyena yogena sa yāti paramaṃ padam | kārtike maṃḍalaṃ dṛṣṭvā śaukareḥ sūkaraṃ śubhe || 51 ||
O mapalad na ginang, kahit walang Sāṅkhya at Yoga, mararating ang kataas-taasang tahanan sa pamamagitan ng pagtanaw sa buwan ng Kārtika sa banal na maṇḍala at sa banal na anyong Baboy-Damo (Varāha) ni Śaukara.
Suta (narrating; verse addressed to a female interlocutor as 'śubhe')
Vrata: Kārttika-vrata (implied by kārtike)
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta (wonder)
FAQs
It emphasizes the extraordinary salvific power of Kārtika observances: mere darśana (devotional beholding) of the sacred maṇḍala and Varāha can grant the supreme goal, even without advanced philosophical Sāṅkhya or yogic practice.
Bhakti is presented as accessible and potent—devotional sight and reverence toward Viṣṇu’s Varāha form in the auspicious Kārtika period is declared sufficient to lead one to the highest abode.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through the use of a maṇḍala and the timing in Kārtika—pointing to vrata-based worship rules and auspicious calendrical observance.