Shloka 39

Devanagari script

कन्यादानं च यस्तत्र कार्तिक्यां वै समाचरेत् । प्रसन्ना देवतास्तस्य यच्छंत्यभिमतं फलम् ॥ ३९ ॥

Transliteration

kanyādānaṃ ca yastatra kārtikyāṃ vai samācaret | prasannā devatāstasya yacchaṃtyabhimataṃ phalam || 39 ||

Translation

جو وہاں ماہِ کارتک میں باقاعدہ طریقے سے کنیا دان کرتا ہے، اس پر دیوتا خوش ہو کر مطلوبہ پھل عطا کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• kanyā-dānam: the gift of a maiden (kanyādāna)
• kanyā-dānam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kanyā (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कन्यायाः दानम्)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, conjunction

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, adverb of place

• kārtikyām: in (the month of) Kārtika
• kārtikyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; time-locative (कालाधिकरण)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya, emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक)

• samācaret: should perform
• samācaret: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-car (धातु)
• Form: Optative/विधिलिङ्, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• prasannāḥ: pleased
• prasannāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; agrees with devatāḥ

• devatāḥ: the deities
• devatāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; demonstrative pronoun

• yacchanti: grant
• yacchanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yam (धातु)
• Form: Present/लट्, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Plural

• abhimatam: desired
• abhimatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhimata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; agrees with phalam

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

Speaker

Narada (as narrator/teacher within the Kārtika-māhātmya discourse)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Kārtika-māsa observance (month-holy context; not a named single vrata in this verse)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Devatāḥ (the deities)
• Kārtika (sacred month)

FAQs

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

It elevates Kārtika as a uniquely potent time for dharmic acts: performing kanyā-dāna then is said to please the devas, who in turn bestow the devotee’s desired spiritual and worldly results.

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

Bhakti is implied through pleasing the divine (prasannā devatāḥ): sincere, timely dharmic action in a sacred month becomes an offering that attracts divine grace, culminating in bestowed “phala” (fruit).

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (sacred calendrical timing) are implied: the verse stresses correct performance (samācaret) and the auspicious time-frame of Kārtika for dāna-related rites.