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 ||
তাঁর প্রতি নিজেরই অংশ দ্বারা অতিশয় প্রসন্ন হয়ে আমি তাঁর পুত্ররূপে জন্ম নেব। অতএব ইন্দ্রিয়জয়ী হয়ে দিন-রাত বিধিপূর্বক উপবাস পালন করা 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.