Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months
अत्रैव वह्निपूजोक्तां तां च सम्पक्समाचरेत् । विविधद्रव्यहोमैश्च वह्निपूजापुरः सरम् ॥ ४० ॥
atraiva vahnipūjoktāṃ tāṃ ca sampaksamācaret | vividhadravyahomaiśca vahnipūjāpuraḥ saram || 40 ||
هنا بعينه ينبغي أن يُعمَل على الوجهِ الصحيح بما وُصِفَ على أنه عبادةُ أَغْنِي (إله النار). وبقُرْبانِ الهُوما من موادّ شتّى، تُستكمَلُ شعائرُ عبادةِ النار كاملةً من البدء إلى الختام.
Narada (in instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga, Fourth Pada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined, correct execution of Agni-worship—treating the ritual sequence and offerings as a sacred, ordered practice rather than a casual act—thereby aligning the performer with dharmic procedure (vidhi).
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent service through prescribed worship: honoring the sacred fire with proper steps and heartfelt care, using offerings as an act of devotion and surrender to the divine order upheld by ritual.
It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the insistence on samyak performance and puraḥsaram (correct order), and implies knowledge of homa dravyas (offerings) and their proper use in Vedic rites.