Shloka 25
Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
मांधातोवाच । संप्राप्य कार्तिके मासे राजा रुक्मांगदो मुने । मोहिनीं मोहसंयुक्तां कथं स बुभुजे वद ॥ २५ ॥
māṃdhātovāca | saṃprāpya kārtike māse rājā rukmāṃgado mune | mohinīṃ mohasaṃyuktāṃ kathaṃ sa bubhuje vada || 25 ||
Māndhātā thưa: Bạch hiền giả, khi tháng Kārtika đến, vua Rukmāṅgada đã bằng cách nào mà hưởng lạc cùng Mohinī—người bị trói buộc trong mê vọng? Xin hãy nói cho ta.
Māndhātā
Vrata: Kārtika-vrata (implied by month focus)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames a key inquiry: how delusion (moha) can entangle even a king, setting up a moral lesson that Kārtika-related piety and dharma must be protected from temptation and भ्रम (delusive attraction).
Indirectly, it contrasts bhakti-oriented discipline (especially in Kārtika, a vrata-focused month) with मोह (delusion); the narrative invites reflection on guarding devotion and vows from sensory infatuation.
The verse primarily signals calendrical/ritual timing—Kārtika māsa—connecting to Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa-style awareness of sacred months used to schedule vratas and observances, rather than grammar or phonetics.