Shloka 29

Kārttika-vrata Discipline: Purity Rules, Morning Bath Saṅkalpa, Tilaka Injunctions, and Food Prohibitions

Devanagari script

तत्पुनर्भूसुरे दत्वा व्रतांते तस्य भोजनम् । कार्तिकव्रतिनं विप्र यथोक्तकारिणं नरम्

Transliteration

tatpunarbhūsure datvā vratāṃte tasya bhojanam | kārtikavratinaṃ vipra yathoktakāriṇaṃ naram

Translation

پھر اُسی چیز کو دوبارہ برہمن کو دان دے کر، ورت کے اختتام پر—اے وِپر!—اس شخص کو کھانا کھلائے جو کارتک ورت کو شاستر کے مطابق، ٹھیک ٹھیک طریقے سے انجام دینے والا ہو۔

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (कर्म/Object; with implied verb)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; अन्वय: 'that (food/act) again...'

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (Adverb)

• भूसुरे: to a brāhmaṇa
• भूसुरे: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू + सुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative/4th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय: 'भूमेः सुरः' = brāhmaṇa

• दत्वा: having given
• दत्वा: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्वा (क्त्वान्त/Absolutive)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive): 'having given'

• व्रतान्ते: at the end of the vow
• व्रतान्ते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: 'व्रतस्य अन्ते' (at the end of the vow)

• तस्य: of him/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• भोजनम्: meal/feeding
• भोजनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; what is given/arranged)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• कार्तिकव्रतिनम्: a Kārtika-vow observer
• कार्तिकव्रतिनम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; apposition to नरम्)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक + व्रतिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'कार्तिके व्रतं यस्य/यः करोति' (observer of the Kārtika vow)

• विप्र: O brāhmaṇa
• विप्र: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• यथोक्तकारिणम्: one who acts as instructed
• यथोक्तकारिणम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier of नरम्)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उक्त (कृदन्त) + कारिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष: 'यथोक्तं करोति' (one who acts as prescribed)

• नरम्: man/person
• नरम्: Karma (कर्म/Object; the person concerned)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (instructional narrative voice within the chapter; vocative ‘vipra’ indicates the addressee is a brāhmaṇa)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: तत्पुनः = तत् + पुनः; (भूसुरे is dative singular).

Characters & Entities

• Kārtika (month)
• Brāhmaṇa (bhūsura/vipra)

FAQs

What practice does this verse prescribe at the end of the Kārtika vow?

It prescribes dāna (a gift) to a Brāhmaṇa and bhojana (feeding/providing a meal) at the vow’s conclusion, as part of completing the Kārtika-vrata properly.

Who is a ‘bhūsura’ in this verse?

‘Bhūsura’ literally means “a god on earth” and is a traditional epithet for a Brāhmaṇa, emphasizing the religious merit associated with honoring and feeding them in vrata contexts.

What is the ethical lesson emphasized here?

The verse underscores disciplined adherence to prescribed religious duties (yathokta-kāriṇam) and the completion of vows through generosity and hospitality, not merely personal austerity.