Shloka 64
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
दिनानि तत्र चत्वारि यथैकं वरावर्णिनि । विनोत्तरायणे कालं लग्नशुद्धिं विनापि च ॥ ६४ ॥
dināni tatra catvāri yathaikaṃ varāvarṇini | vinottarāyaṇe kālaṃ lagnaśuddhiṃ vināpi ca || 64 ||
اے خوب رنگ والی! وہاں چار دنوں کو ایک دن کے برابر شمار کرنا چاہیے؛ اور اُترایَن کے سوا دوسرے زمانے میں لگن کی شُدھی دیکھے بغیر بھی وقت اختیار کیا جا سکتا ہے۔
Narada (instructional dialogue, addressed to a lady as 'varāvarṇinī')
Vrata: none
Rasa: {"primary_rasa":"shanta","secondary_rasa":"adbhuta","emotional_journey":"Calm procedural clarification with a mildly wondrous calendrical compression (four days as one), ending in pragmatic flexibility about timing/lagna."}
FAQs
It emphasizes that sincere observance can be upheld through scriptural time-rules and sanctioned concessions, preserving dharma even when ideal astrological conditions are not available.
By allowing practical flexibility in timing, it supports steady performance of devotional observances (vratas/pujā) without excessive dependence on technical constraints, keeping focus on faithful practice.
Jyotiṣa (Vedic astrology) is referenced through lagna-śuddhi (ascendant purity) and seasonal timing (Uttarāyaṇa), indicating rules of muhūrta selection and when exceptions apply.