Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
The Account of the Third-day Vow Observed through the Twelve Months
Tṛtīyā-vrata
अखंडानां तंडुलानां तिलानां वा मुनीश्वर । लक्षमेकं विशोध्याथ क्षिपेत्पयसि संसृते ॥ ४० ॥
akhaṃḍānāṃ taṃḍulānāṃ tilānāṃ vā munīśvara | lakṣamekaṃ viśodhyātha kṣipetpayasi saṃsṛte || 40 ||
হে মুনিশ্রেষ্ঠ, অখণ্ড চালের দানা বা তিল—এর এক লক্ষ শুদ্ধ করে, তারপর বিধিপূর্বক প্রস্তুত দুধে তা নিক্ষেপ করতে হবে।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta (peace)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti (devotion)
FAQs
It emphasizes śauca (ritual purity) and saṅkhyā-niyama (disciplined sacred counting): the offering becomes efficacious when substances are purified and performed with a prescribed measure.
Bhakti is expressed here as careful, reverent service—preparing pure offerings and performing the act as an intentional dedication, not as a casual gesture.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied: purification (viśodhana), prescribed quantity (lakṣa), and the correct ritual medium (payas) are procedural rules typical of Vedic-style observance.