Shloka 7

The Glory of Lamp-Donation

in Kārttika

Devanagari script

कार्त्तिके मुनिशाकं वै योऽश्नाति च नरोत्तमः । संवत्सरकृतं पापं शाकेनैकेन नश्यति

Transliteration

kārttike muniśākaṃ vai yo'śnāti ca narottamaḥ | saṃvatsarakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ śākenaikena naśyati

Translation

Hỡi bậc nhân tối thượng, ai trong tháng Kārttika ăn muni-śāka (rau lá của các hiền sĩ), chỉ một lần dùng rau ấy cũng tiêu trừ tội lỗi tích tụ suốt một năm.

Word by Word

कार्त्तिकेin Kārttika

मुनिशाकम्muni-vegetable/greens

वैindeed

यःwho

अश्नातिeats

चand

नरोत्तमःthe best of men

संवत्सरकृतम्done/accumulated over a year

पापम्sin

शाकेनby (that) vegetable/greens

एकेनby one (single)

नश्यतिperishes/is destroyed

Speaker

Unspecified (narratorial instruction addressing ‘narottama’)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: योऽश्नाति = यः + अश्नाति; शाकेनैकेन = शाकेन + एकेन.

Characters & Entities

Kārttika

FAQs

What practice is recommended in this verse for the month of Kārttika?

It recommends eating muni-śāka (a revered leafy vegetable/greens associated with sages) during Kārttika as a meritorious observance.

What spiritual result does the verse claim from this observance?

It states that even a single serving of such greens in Kārttika destroys sins accumulated over the course of a year.

What ethical lesson is implied by linking diet with purification?

The verse implies that disciplined, sattvic restraint—especially when aligned with sacred times—supports inner purification and moral renewal.