Shloka 62
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
कार्तिके शुक्लपक्षस्य कृत्वा ह्येकादशीं नरः । प्रातर्दत्वा शुभान्कुंभान्प्रयाति हरिमंदिरम् ॥ ६२ ॥
kārtike śuklapakṣasya kṛtvā hyekādaśīṃ naraḥ | prātardatvā śubhānkuṃbhānprayāti harimaṃdiram || 62 ||
Sa maliwanag na kalahati ng Kārtika, ang taong tumutupad nang wasto sa Ekādaśī at sa umaga’y nagkakaloob ng mga mapalad na banga ng tubig (kumbha) ay tutungo sa templo ni Hari (Viṣṇu).
Narada (teaching in a vrata/mahatmya sequence; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage implied)
Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata (in Kārtika)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links Kārtika-śukla Ekādaśī observance with dāna (kumbha-gift) and direct worship of Hari, presenting devotion expressed through disciplined vrata and charitable action.
Bhakti is shown as practical worship: keeping Ekādaśī for Hari, giving gifts at the proper time (morning dāna), and then approaching Hari’s temple—devotion embodied in conduct, not merely sentiment.
Kalpa/ritual practice is implied through timing and procedure: observing Ekādaśī in the śukla-pakṣa of Kārtika and performing prātaḥ-kāla dāna (morning donation) as part of vrata discipline.