Kārtika māhātmya from 16th chapter Hari Bhakti Vilāsa --- One Should Always Follow the Vow of Kārttika-vrata
Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī
Text 1
atha kārttika-kṛtyaṁ
dāmodaraṁ prapadye 'haṁ
śrī-rādhā-ramaṇaṁ prabhum
prabhāvād yasya tat-preṣṭhaḥ
kārttikaḥ sevito bhavet
Duties in the Month of Kārttika
I surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who was tied about the waist with a rope, and who is the lover of Śrī Rādhā. By His power one is able to serve His favoured month: the month of Kārttika.
Text 2
bhāti kārttika-kṛtyādi
skānda-pādmādiṣu sphuṭam
tathāpy ekatra saṅgṛhya
sārato 'tra vilikhyate
The duties of the month of Kārttika are clearly described in the Skanda Purāṇa, Padma Purāṇa, and other scriptures. The essence of what they say is collected here in one place.
Text 3
kārttike 'smin viśeṣeṇa
nityaṁ kurvīta vaiṣṇavaḥ
dāmodarārcanaṁ prātaḥ-
snāna-dāna-vratādikam
Especially in the month of Kārttika a Vaiṣṇava should regularly bathe in the morning, worship Lord Dāmodara, give charity, follow vows, and perform other spiritual activities.
Text 4
tathā dina-viśeṣe yad
bhagavat-pūjanādikam
kuryād vidhi-viśeṣeṇa
lekhyam agre vivicya tat
Here I will write when the month of Kṛṣṇa begins and how one should worship the Lord during this month.
Text 5
atha kārttika-vrata-nityatā
skānde brahma-nārada-samvāde
duṣprāpyam- prāpya mānuṣyaṁ
kārttikoktaṁ caren na hi
dharmaṁ dharma-bhṛtaṁ śreṣṭha
sa mātṛ-pitṛ-ghātakaḥ
One Should Always Follow the Vow of Kārttika-vrata
In the Skanda Purāṇa, in a conversation of Brahma' and Nārada, it is said:
"O best of the followers of religion, a person who does not follow the vow of Kārttika-vrata is a sinner. He is like a person who murders his father and mother.”
Text 6
avratena kṣiped yas tu
māsaṁ dāmodara-priyam
tiryag-yoṇim avāpnoti
sarva-dharma-bahis-kṛtaḥ
"A person who does not follow the vow in this month that is dear to Lord Dāmodara finds himself outside all religious principles. He takes birth in an animal's womb.”
Text 7
sa brahma-hā sa go-ghnaś ca
svarṇa-steyī sadānṛti
na karoti muni-śreṣṭha
yo naraḥ kārttike vratam
"O best of sages, a person who does not follow this vow in the month of Kārttika is a brāhmaṇa-killer, a cow-killer, a thief of gold, and a perpetual liar.”
Text 8
vidhavā vā viśeṣena
vrataṁ yadi na kārttike
karoti muni-śārdūla
narakaṁ yāti sa dhruvam
"O tiger of sages, a widow especially who does not follow the vow of Kārttika certainly goes to hell.”
Text 9
vrataṁ tu kārttike māse
yadā na kurute gṛhī
iṣṭāpūrtaṁ vṛthā tasya
yāvad āhūta-nārakī
"If a householder does not follow the vow of Kārttika, his pious and charitable deeds do him no good. They become like the screams of a person in hell.”
Text 10
samprāpte kārttike māse
dvijo vrata-parāṅ-mukhaḥ
bhavanti vimukhāḥ sarve
tasya devāḥ sa-vāvarāḥ
"If a brāhmaṇa spurns the Kārttika vow, then Indra and all the demigods spurn him.”
Text 11
iṣṭvā ca bahubhir yajñaiḥ
kṛtvā śrāddha-satāni ca
svargaṁ nāpnoti viprendra
akṛtvā kārttike vratam
"O king of brāhmaṇas, a person who performs a hundred śrāddhas and a host of yajñas, but does not follow the Kārttika vow, cannot enter Svargaloka.”
Text 12
yatiś ca vidhavā caiva
viśeṣenā vanāśrāmī
kārttikaṁ narakaṁ yānti
akṛtvā vaiṣṇavaṁ vratam
"Especially a sannyāsī, vānaprastha, or widow who do not follow the Vaiṣṇava Kārttika-vow go to hell.”
Text 13
vedair adhītaiḥ kiṁ tasya
purāṇa-paṭhanaiś ca kim
kṛtaṁ yadi na viprendra
kārttike vaiṣṇavaṁ vratam
"O king of brāhmaṇas, what good will study of the Vedas and Purāṇas do for a person who does not follow the Vaiṣṇava Kārttika-vow?”
Text 14
janma-prabhṛti yat puṇyaṁ
vidhivat samupārjitam
bhasmī-bhavati tat sarvaṁ
akṛtvā kārttika-vratam
"A person who does not follow the Kārttika vow finds his life's pious deeds burned to ashes.”
Text 15
yad dattaṁ ca paraṁ japtaṁ
kṛtaṁ ca su-mahat-tapaḥ
sarvaṁ viphalatām eti
akṛtvā kārttike vratam
"A person who does not follow the Kārttika vow finds that all his charity, great austerities, and mantra-chanting are useless. “
Text 16
sapta-janmārjitaṁ puṇyaṁ
vṛthā bhavati nārada
akṛtvā kārttike māsi
vaiṣṇavaṁ vratam uttamam
"O Nārada, if one does not follow the Vaiṣṇava Kārttika-vow, seven births of his pious deeds becomes useless.”
Text 17
pāpa-bhūtaś ca te jñeyā
loke martyā mahā-mune
vaiṣṇavākhyaṁ vrataṁ yais tu
na kṛtaṁ kārttike śubham
"O great sage, they who do not follow the auspicious Vaiṣṇava Kārttika-vow are known as sinners in this world."
Text 18
kiṁ ca
akṛtvā niyamaṁ viṣṇoḥ
kārttikaṁ yaḥ kṣipen naraḥ
janmārjitasya puṇyasya
phalaṁ nāpnoti nārada
It is further said:
"O Nārada, a person who does not follow the Vaiṣṇava Kārttika-vow loses the pious deeds of an entire life."
Text 19
kiṁ ca
niyamena vinā caiva
yo nayet kārttikaṁ mune
cāturmāsyaṁ tathā caiva
brahma-hā sa kulādhamaḥ
It is also said:
"O sage, a person who does not follow the Kārttika and Cāturmāsya vows is sinful like a brāhmaṇa-killer. He is the most degraded person in his family.”
Texts 20-22
kiṁ ca
piṇḍā-dānaṁ pitṛṇāṁ ca
pitṛ-pakṣe na vai kṛtam
vrataṁ na kārttike māsi
śrāvaṇyām ṛṣi-tarpaṇam
caitre nāndolito viṣṇur
māgha-snānaṁ na saj-jale
na kṛtāmardakī puṣye
śrāvaṇe rauhiṇāṣṭamī
saṅgame na kṛtā yena
dvādaśī śravaṇānvitā
kutra yāsyanti te mūḍhā
nāhaṁ vedmi kali-priya
What is the fate of the fools who do not offer piṇḍa' to the ancestors on pitr„-pakṣa, who do not observe the vow of Kārttika, who do not offer tarpaṇa to the sages in the month of Śrāvaṇa (July-August), who do not observe Lord Viṣṇu's swing-festival in the month of Caitra (March-April), who do not bathe in clear water in the month of Māgha (January-February), who do not follow the āmardakī vow during the time of the star Puṣya, and who do not observe the Rohiṇāṣṭāmī day when in the month of Śrāvaṇa the star śravaṇa is present on the dvādaśī day?
O Nārada, I do not know.
Text 23
pādme ca śrī-nārada-śaunakādi-muni-gaṇa-samvāde
mānuṣaḥ karma-bhūmau yaḥ
kārttikaṁ nayate mudhā
cintāmaṇiṁ kare prāpya
kṣipyate kardamāmbuni
In the Padma Purāṇa, in a conversation of Śrī Nārada and the sages headed by Śrī Śaunaka it is said:
"A human being in this world of karma who does not follow the vow of Kārttika takes the cintāmaṇi jewel placed in his hand and throws it into muddy water.”
Text 24
niyamena vinā viprāḥ
kārttikam- yaḥ kṣipen naraḥ
kṛṣṇaḥ parān-mukhas tasya
yasmād ūrjo 'sya vallabhaḥ
"O brāhmaṇas, the month of Kārttika is very dear to Lord Kṛṣṇa. That is why Lord Kṛṣṇa turns His face from anyone who does not follow the Kārttika vow.”
Text 25
atha tatra viśeṣena snāna-dānādi-tat-karma-nityatā
skānde tatraiva
yair na dattaṁ hutaṁ japtaṁ
na snānaṁ na harer vratam
na kṛtaṁ kārttike putra
dvijās te vai narādhamāḥ
One Should Always Follow the Kārttika Bow by Bathing, Giving Charity, and Performing Other Pious Deeds
In the Skanda Purāṇa it is said:
"O son, brāhmaṇas who in the month of Kārttika do not give charity, perform yajñas, chant japa, bathe, or follow the vow to please Lord Kṛṣṇa are the lowest of men."
Text 26
kiṁ ca
yair na dattaṁ hutaṁ japtaṁ
kārttike na vrataṁ kṛtam
tenātmā hārito nūnaṁ
na prāptaṁ prārthitaṁ phalam
It is further said:
"They, who in the month of Kārttika do not give charity, perform yajñas, chant japa, or follow vows are thieves who rob themselves of their own valuables. They do not attain what they wish."
Text 27
kiṁ ca
samprāpte kārttike māsi
ye ratā na janārdane
teṣāṁ sauri-pure vāsaḥ
pitṛbhiḥ saha nārada
It is further said:
"O Nārada, they who do not worship Lord Kṛṣṇa during the month of Kārttika reside, along with their ancestors, in hell."
Text 28
kiṁ ca
kārttike nārcito yais tu
bhakti-bhāvena keśavaḥ
narakaṁ te gamiṣyanti
yamadūtais tu yantritāḥ
It is further said:
"They who in the month of Kārttika do not worship Lord Kṛṣṇa with love and devotion are chained and dragged to hell by the messengers of Yamarāja.”
Text 29
janma-koṭi-sahasrais tu
mānuṣyaṁ prāpya durlabham
kārttike nārcito viṣṇur
hāritaṁ tena janma vai
"He loses the rare human life he attained after many thousands and millions of births who does not worship Lord Viṣṇu in the month of Kārttika.”
Text 30
viṣṇoḥ pūjā kathā viṣṇor
vaiṣṇavānāṁ ca darśanam
na bhavet kārttike yasya
hanti puṇyaṁ daśābdikam
"A person who in the month of Kārttika does not worship Lord Viṣṇu, chant Lord Viṣṇu's glories, or associate with the Vaiṣṇavas, kills ten years of pious deeds."
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