Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 66
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
तस्याहं पुत्रतां यास्ये स्वांशेन भृशतोषितः । तस्माज्जितेंद्रियो भूत्वा समुपोष्य दिवानिशम् ॥ ६६ ॥
tasyāhaṃ putratāṃ yāsye svāṃśena bhṛśatoṣitaḥ | tasmājjiteṃdriyo bhūtvā samupoṣya divāniśam || 66 ||
তেওঁৰ প্ৰতি মোৰ স্বাংশেৰে অতিশয় সন্তুষ্ট হৈ মই তেওঁৰ পুত্ৰৰূপে জন্ম ল’ম। সেয়ে ইন্দ্ৰিয়জয়ী হৈ দিন-ৰাত বিধিপূৰ্বক উপবাস পালন কৰা উচিত।
Narada (quoting the Lord’s vow/assurance within the narrative)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that intense devotion and disciplined vrata can draw divine grace so powerfully that the Lord Himself agrees to manifest for the devotee, even as a son—showing God’s responsiveness to bhakti.
Bhakti is shown as practical and embodied: the Lord is ‘pleased’ (toṣitaḥ) by sincere observance and purity, and the devotee’s self-restraint (jitendriya) becomes the foundation for receiving divine presence and protection.
The verse emphasizes ritual discipline (vrata/upavāsa) and ethical self-control rather than a technical Vedanga; it highlights correct observance—continuous fasting ‘day and night’—as a regulated practice within dharma.