Shloka 41

Kārtika-Māhātmya

The Greatness of Kārtika

Devanagari script

अहं व्रतधरश्चैव भविष्ये हरिपूजने । मोहिन्युवाच । विस्तरेण समाख्याहि माहात्म्यं कार्तिकस्य च ॥ ४१ ॥

Transliteration

ahaṃ vratadharaścaiva bhaviṣye haripūjane | mohinyuvāca | vistareṇa samākhyāhi māhātmyaṃ kārtikasya ca || 41 ||

Translation

میں بھی ورت دھار کر ہری کی پوجا کروں گا۔ موہنی نے کہا: کارتک مہینے کی عظمت بھی تفصیل سے بیان کیجیے۔

Word by Word

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्रतधरः: observer of a vow
• व्रतधरः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक) + धर (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उपपद-तत्पुरुष (one who holds/observes a vow); पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, certainly
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• भविष्ये: I will be
• भविष्ये: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपदम्

• हरिपूजने: in the worship of Hari
• हरिपूजने: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (worship of Hari); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मोहिनी: Mohinī
• मोहिनी: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोहिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• विस्तरेण: in detail
• विस्तरेण: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विस्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (instrumental used adverbially): 'in detail'

• समाख्याहि: tell, explain
• समाख्याहि: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-ख्या (धातु) उपसर्गः सम्-आ-; लोट्
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपदम्

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness, glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कार्तिकस्य: of Kārttika (month)
• कार्तिकस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Mohinī

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Kārttika-vrata

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Vishnu)

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in Narada Purana?

It marks a clear shift into Kārtika-māhātmya teaching: the speaker expresses commitment to vrata and Hari-pūjā and requests a detailed exposition of Kārtika’s sacred power.

How does this verse explain the path of devotion (Bhakti)?

Bhakti is shown as practical worship—devotion expressed through disciplined vows (vrata) and direct pūjā of Hari, coupled with attentive listening to sacred instruction (māhātmya).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Ritual practice is foregrounded: observing vrata and performing Hari-pūjā tied to a calendrical period (the month of Kārtika), reflecting applied dharma and time-based observance (kāla-niyama).