Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 42
The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
उपवासपरा नारी नित्यं कुर्यात्प्रदक्षिणाः । अष्टोत्तरशतं विप्र मंत्रेणानेन सादरम् ॥ ४२ ॥
upavāsaparā nārī nityaṃ kuryātpradakṣiṇāḥ | aṣṭottaraśataṃ vipra maṃtreṇānena sādaram || 42 ||
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Narada
Vrata: Aśoka-vrata (context)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a disciplined devotional regimen—fasting, mantra-recitation, and 108 clockwise circumambulations—as a daily act of reverence that purifies conduct and steadies bhakti.
Bhakti is shown here as consistent, embodied practice: honoring the deity through respectful pradakṣiṇā accompanied by mantra, supported by self-restraint through upavāsa.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-style practice) is emphasized: the prescribed count (108), the clockwise direction of pradakṣiṇā, and coordinated mantra-recitation as a structured observance.