Kārtika-Māhātmya
The Greatness of Kārtika
कार्तिके तु कृतादीक्षा नृणां जन्मनिकृंतनी । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन दीक्षां कुर्वीत कार्तिके ॥ ५९ ॥
kārtike tu kṛtādīkṣā nṛṇāṃ janmanikṛṃtanī | tasmātsarvaprayatnena dīkṣāṃ kurvīta kārtike || 59 ||
Dīkṣā (lễ thọ pháp) được thực hiện trong tháng Kārtika cắt đứt sự ràng buộc của luân hồi đối với con người. Vì vậy, hãy dốc mọi nỗ lực để thọ dīkṣā trong tháng Kārtika.
Narada
Vrata: Kartika-vrata (via Kartika-dīkṣā)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It declares Kārtika as uniquely potent: taking dīkṣā (a consecrated commitment to sādhana/vrata) in this month severs the causes of repeated birth, emphasizing Kārtika’s exceptional merit in purification and liberation-oriented practice.
By urging dīkṣā specifically in Kārtika—traditionally dedicated to Hari/Vishnu—the verse frames devotion as disciplined commitment: bhakti is strengthened when one formally undertakes vows, worship, and regulated practice in a sacred time.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa-based sacred calendrics: selecting Kārtika as an auspicious period for initiating vows/rites, showing how timing (māsa) guides effective vrata and dīkṣā observance.