Shloka 11
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
पद्मिनी कुसुमाढ्येषु सरःसु विविधेषु च । मलये मन्दरे विंध्ये महेंद्रे विबुधालये ॥ ११ ॥
padminī kusumāḍhyeṣu saraḥsu vividheṣu ca | malaye mandare viṃdhye maheṃdre vibudhālaye || 11 ||
وہ دیوی ‘پدمِنی’ کے نام سے کنول پھولوں سے بھرے گوناگوں تالابوں میں قیام کرتی ہے؛ اسی طرح ملَیَ، مَندَر، وِندھْیَ، مہندر پہاڑوں اور دیوتاؤں کے دھاموں میں بھی۔
Narada (within a tirtha-mahatmya style narration of Uttara-Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
The verse teaches that divine presence is not confined to a single shrine—she is immanent in sacred waters, flower-filled lakes, and renowned mountain ranges, making nature itself a field for reverence and pilgrimage.
By locating the goddess in lakes and mountains, it encourages bhakti through remembrance and worship wherever one encounters sacred landscapes—devotion becomes continuous, not limited to temple-only practice.
Primarily Itihasa-Purana style sacred geography (ksetra/tirtha identification) rather than a technical Vedanga; practically, it guides pilgrimage mapping—knowing which regions and natural sites are traditionally revered for worship and merit (punya).