Shloka 52
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
दृष्ट्वा कोकवराहं वा न भूयस्तनयो भवेत् । त्रिविधस्यापि पापस्य दृष्ट्वा मुक्तिर्भवेन्नृणाम् ॥ ५२ ॥
dṛṣṭvā kokavarāhaṃ vā na bhūyastanayo bhavet | trividhasyāpi pāpasya dṛṣṭvā muktirbhavennṛṇām || 52 ||
Kapag nasilayan ang Koka-Varāha (ang anyong Varāha sa Koka), hindi na muling isisilang bilang anak ng tao. Sa pagtanaw lamang, nakakamtan ng tao ang paglaya kahit mula sa tatlong uri ng kasalanan.
Narada (teaching in a tirtha-mahatmya narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
Secondary Rasa: shanta (peace)
FAQs
It declares the extraordinary purifying power of tirtha-darśana: seeing Koka-Varāha (Vishnu as Varāha) is said to destroy even threefold sin and lead toward liberation, emphasizing grace received through sacred vision.
Bhakti is expressed here as darśana-centered devotion—approaching and beholding the Lord’s form at a holy site. The verse presents the Lord’s compassionate accessibility, where sincere contact (seeing) becomes a direct means of spiritual uplift.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught in this verse; the practical takeaway is tirtha-yātrā and darśana as a Purāṇic religious practice for pāpa-kṣaya and mokṣa-oriented merit.