Shloka 10
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
राजानं विविधैः सौख्यैः सर्वभावेन सुंदरी । वनेषु गिरिश्रृंगेषु नदीनां संगमेषु च ॥ १० ॥
rājānaṃ vividhaiḥ saukhyaiḥ sarvabhāvena suṃdarī | vaneṣu giriśrṛṃgeṣu nadīnāṃ saṃgameṣu ca || 10 ||
وہ حسین عورت پورے جذبے کے ساتھ بادشاہ کو طرح طرح کی لذتوں سے خوش کرتی رہی—جنگلوں میں، پہاڑی چوٹیوں پر اور دریاؤں کے سنگموں پر بھی۔
Narada (narrating within the Uttara-Bhaga tirtha-mahatmya style discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shringara
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It highlights how human enjoyment unfolds in landscapes that the Purana repeatedly treats as spiritually charged—forests, mountain summits, and especially river confluences (saṅgamas), which are classic tirtha settings in Book 2.
Indirectly: by placing worldly pleasure in tirtha-like environments, it sets up the Purāṇic contrast between kāma (enjoyment) and the higher purpose of visiting such places—purification, remembrance of Hari/Vishnu, and turning the mind toward bhakti.
No explicit Vedanga instruction appears in this verse; the practical takeaway is tirtha-literature geography—saṅgamas (river confluences) are repeatedly treated as prime locations for snāna (ritual bathing), dāna (gifts), and vrata observance in Purāṇic practice.