Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
एवं कृतार्चनो भक्त्या पंच वर्षाणि नारद । उपास्य लभते कामानैहिकामुष्मिकान् शुभान् ॥ ३७ ॥
evaṃ kṛtārcano bhaktyā paṃca varṣāṇi nārada | upāsya labhate kāmānaihikāmuṣmikān śubhān || 37 ||
O Nārada, wer so in Bhakti die Verehrung vollzieht und diese Übung fünf Jahre lang fortsetzt, erlangt glückverheißende Wunschfrüchte — sowohl in diesem Leben als auch im jenseitigen.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada in instruction)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that steady, long-term devotional worship (arcana/upāsanā) is a disciplined sādhana whose fruit includes both auspicious worldly well-being and higher post-death merit, emphasizing continuity rather than sporadic practice.
Bhakti is presented as sustained service—performing arcana and remaining engaged in upāsanā for years—by which the devotee becomes eligible for śubha phala (beneficial outcomes) in both realms.
The verse primarily highlights ritual discipline (arcana/upāsanā and its phala). While not naming a Vedāṅga directly, it presumes correct practice guided by Kalpa (ritual procedure) and proper mantra usage typically supported by Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa.