Shloka 62

Kārtika-Māhātmya

The Greatness of Kārtika

Devanagari script

कार्तिके शुक्लपक्षस्य कृत्वा ह्येकादशीं नरः । प्रातर्दत्वा शुभान्कुंभान्प्रयाति हरिमंदिरम् ॥ ६२ ॥

Transliteration

kārtike śuklapakṣasya kṛtvā hyekādaśīṃ naraḥ | prātardatvā śubhānkuṃbhānprayāti harimaṃdiram || 62 ||

Translation

Trong nửa tháng sáng của Kārtika, người giữ Ekādaśī đúng pháp và buổi sớm bố thí những bình nước cát tường (kumbha) sẽ tiến đến đền thờ của Hari (Viṣṇu).

Word by Word

• kārtike: in (the month of) Kārtika
• kārtike: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time-location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (or Napuṃsaka by usage; here month-name), Saptamī vibhakti (7th/Locative), Ekavacana

• śukla-pakṣasya: of the bright fortnight
• śukla-pakṣasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī vibhakti (6th/Genitive), Ekavacana; कर्मधारयः (शुक्लः पक्षः)

• kṛtvā: having observed/done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having done’

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक/Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Nipāta (निपात), emphasis

• ekādaśīm: Ekādaśī (11th lunar day fast)
• ekādaśīm: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/Accusative), Ekavacana

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā vibhakti, Ekavacana

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: Kāla-avyaya (काल-अव्यय/adverb of time)

• datvā: having given
• datvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया/Anterior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having given’

• śubhān: auspicious
• śubhān: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/Accusative), Bahuvacana (Plural)

• kuṃbhān: pots; pitchers
• kuṃbhān: Karma (कर्म/Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṃbha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/Accusative), Bahuvacana

• prayāti: goes forth; proceeds
• prayāti: Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-yā (या धातु)
• Form: Laṭ lakāra (Present), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana, Parasmaipada

• hari-maṃdiram: Hari’s temple
• hari-maṃdiram: Karma (कर्म/Object; destination)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari + maṃdira (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napुंसकलिङ्ग, Dvitīyā vibhakti (2nd/Accusative), Ekavacana; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (हरेः मन्दिरम्)

Speaker

Narada (teaching in a vrata/mahatmya sequence; dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage implied)

Vrata Kalpa

Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata (in Kārtika)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: bhakti

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vishnu

FAQs

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

It links Kārtika-śukla Ekādaśī observance with dāna (kumbha-gift) and direct worship of Hari, presenting devotion expressed through disciplined vrata and charitable action.

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

Bhakti is shown as practical worship: keeping Ekādaśī for Hari, giving gifts at the proper time (morning dāna), and then approaching Hari’s temple—devotion embodied in conduct, not merely sentiment.

What practical Vedic knowledge (Vedanga) is highlighted here?

Kalpa/ritual practice is implied through timing and procedure: observing Ekādaśī in the śukla-pakṣa of Kārtika and performing prātaḥ-kāla dāna (morning donation) as part of vrata discipline.