Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 31
माघस्य शुक्लद्वादश्यां पूर्ववत्समुपोषितः । नमस्ते माधवायेति हुत्वाष्टौ च घृताहुतीः ॥ ३१ ॥
māghasya śukladvādaśyāṃ pūrvavatsamupoṣitaḥ | namaste mādhavāyeti hutvāṣṭau ca ghṛtāhutīḥ || 31 ||
في اليوم الثاني عشر من النصف المضيء من شهر ماغها، وبعد الصيام كما سبق، ليُلقِ المرءُ في النار ثمانيَ قرابينَ من السمن (الغي)، وهو يردد: «نَمَسْتِه مَادْهَفَايَ» أي: السلامُ والسجودُ لمادهافا.
Narada (teaching in dialogue with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: Dvādaśī-vrata (Māgha śukla-dvādaśī observance; specific name not stated)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links disciplined fasting (upavāsa) with fire-offering (homa) and direct Viṣṇu-mantra devotion, presenting Mādhava as the focus of purification and merit in the Māgha observance.
Bhakti is expressed through repeated, reverent address—“Namaste Mādhavāya”—while performing a simple, count-based offering; the ritual is framed as mantra-centered surrender to Viṣṇu.
It reflects Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa-style calendrical discipline (timing on Māgha śukla-dvādaśī) and Śrauta/Smārta ritual procedure (fixed-number ghṛta-āhuti in homa with a specific mantra).