Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
आचार्याय विधिज्ञाय सत्कृत्य विनिवेदयेत् । उपहारं प्रकल्प्याथ दद्यादर्घं समुद्यते । ततः संप्रारथ्य विघ्नेशमूर्तिं सोपस्करां मुने ॥ २१ ॥
ācāryāya vidhijñāya satkṛtya vinivedayet | upahāraṃ prakalpyātha dadyādarghaṃ samudyate | tataḥ saṃprārathya vighneśamūrtiṃ sopaskarāṃ mune || 21 ||
Nachdem man sich ehrerbietig dem ācārya genähert hat, der die Vorschriften des Ritus kennt, soll man ihm die Opfergabe förmlich darbringen. Dann richte man ein angemessenes Geschenk her, erhebe sich und bringe Arghya (Ehrengabe, Wasseropfer) dar. Danach, o Weiser, bete man ordnungsgemäß zu Vighneśa in seiner verkörperten Gestalt, zusammen mit den erforderlichen Ritualgegenständen.
Narada (teaching in a ritual-instruction context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that successful worship begins with humility and right order: honor the qualified ācārya, offer respectful oblations (arghya), and then invoke Vighneśa so obstacles to the rite are removed.
Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined reverence—serving the guru, giving offerings with sincerity, and praying to Vighneśa before commencing worship—showing devotion as both inner faith and correct devotional conduct.
It highlights ritual procedure (kalpa/vidhi): proper honoring of the officiant (ācārya), the formal act of arghya, and the preparatory invocation (āvāhana/prārthanā) to Vighneśa with required upaskaras (implements).