Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
ततो द्विजान् भोजयित्वा परेऽह्नि स्वयमप्युत । भुक्त्वा समापयेदद्व्रतं संततिवर्धनम् ॥ १४ ॥
tato dvijān bhojayitvā pare'hni svayamapyuta | bhuktvā samāpayedadvrataṃ saṃtativardhanam || 14 ||
ثم في اليوم التالي، بعد إطعام «ذوي الولادتين» (dvija) أي البراهمة، يأكل المرء هو أيضًا؛ وهكذا، بعد تناول الطعام، يُتمّ هذا النذر على الوجه اللائق، وهو نذرٌ يزيد الذرية ويقوّي السلالة.
Narada (teaching the vrata-vidhi within the Purva Bhaga narrative)
Vrata: Saṃtati-vardhana vrata (described as ‘this vow that promotes progeny’)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that a vow is completed not merely by personal austerity but by dharmic closure—especially honoring the twice-born through feeding—so the merit becomes socially and spiritually well-directed.
Though procedural, it reflects bhakti through reverent service (sevā) and offering—treating the observance as an act of sacred dedication rather than private gain.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implicit: the timing ('the next day'), the act of dvija-bhojana, and the formal completion (samāpana) of the vrata.