Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
तस्यां तु सप्तशाकानि सस्वर्णकमलानि च । प्रदद्यात्सप्तविप्रेभ्यः शाकाहारस्ततः स्वयम् ॥ ४६ ॥
tasyāṃ tu saptaśākāni sasvarṇakamalāni ca | pradadyātsaptaviprebhyaḥ śākāhārastataḥ svayam || 46 ||
في تلك المناسبة ينبغي أن يُقدَّم لسبعةٍ من البراهمة سبعةُ أصنافٍ من الخُضَر مع زهورِ اللوتس الذهبية؛ ثم بعد ذلك يقتات المرءُ بنفسه على طعامٍ من الخُضَر.
Narada (teaching in dialogue context, traditionally to Sanatkumara and related sages)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links vrata-discipline with dāna: giving pure, sāttvika offerings to qualified brāhmaṇas and then restraining one’s own diet, so the vow becomes both outward charity and inward self-control.
By prescribing a humble, non-indulgent diet after making offerings, it supports devotional purity—reducing sense-gratification and turning the practitioner’s mind toward worship, gratitude, and service.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-style vrata-vidhi) is emphasized: counted offerings (seven), qualified recipients (brāhmaṇas), and regulated āhāra (dietary rule) as part of observance.