Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions
यच्छरीरं मनुष्याणामूर्ध्वपुंड्रं विना कृतम् । तद्दर्शनं न कर्तव्यं दृष्ट्वा सूर्यं निरीक्षयेत्
yaccharīraṃ manuṣyāṇāmūrdhvapuṃḍraṃ vinā kṛtam | taddarśanaṃ na kartavyaṃ dṛṣṭvā sūryaṃ nirīkṣayet
جس شخص کے جسم پر اُردھوا پُنڈرا (وَیشنو تلک) نہ ہو، اُس کی طرف نظر نہ کی جائے؛ اگر ایسا منظر دکھائی دے جائے تو فوراً سورج کی طرف دیکھنا چاہیے۔
Unspecified (narratorial injunction within the Brahma-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: raudra
Type: celestial_realm
Sandhi Resolution Notes: यच्छरीरम् = यत् + शरीरम् (व्यञ्जनसन्धि); मनुष्याणामूर्ध्वपुंड्रम् = मनुष्याणाम् + ऊर्ध्वपुण्ड्रम् (स्वरसन्धि); तद्दर्शनम् = तत् + दर्शनम् (व्यञ्जनसन्धि).
Ūrdhva-puṇḍra is the vertical Vaiṣṇava tilaka/forehead-mark, a sectarian and devotional emblem associated with Viṣṇu/Nārāyaṇa worship and Vaiṣṇava identity.
The instruction functions as a ritual remedy (prāyaścitta-like gesture) to counter an inauspicious or religiously improper sight; turning one’s gaze to Sūrya is presented as a purifying corrective act.
It stresses the importance the text places on visible markers of Vaiṣṇava devotion and disciplined conduct, treating devotional insignia as a sign of religious commitment and prescribing a corrective response when that standard is not met.