Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
ततो व्याहृतिभिः शक्त्या हुत्वा पूर्णाहुतिं चरेत् । दिक्पालान्पूजयित्वा च ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्ततः ॥ ६५ ॥
tato vyāhṛtibhiḥ śaktyā hutvā pūrṇāhutiṃ caret | dikpālānpūjayitvā ca brāhmaṇānbhojayettataḥ || 65 ||
Dann soll man, der eigenen Kraft entsprechend, nachdem man mit den heiligen vyāhṛtis Opfergaben dargebracht hat, die pūrṇāhuti, die vollkommene Schlussopfergabe, vollziehen. Nachdem man die Dikpālas, die Hüter der Himmelsrichtungen, verehrt hat, soll man sodann die Brāhmaṇas speisen.
Narada (teaching within a ritual/instructional context; transmitted in the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches the proper completion of a Vedic rite: offerings made with sanctifying vyāhṛtis culminate in the pūrṇāhuti, followed by honoring cosmic order (Dikpālas) and sealing the rite through charity and hospitality to brāhmaṇas.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, orderly worship—completing the sacrifice with gratitude (pūrṇāhuti), honoring divine protectors of the directions, and serving sacred guests (brāhmaṇas), which is a practical form of devotion.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the sequence of homa with vyāhṛtis, the concluding pūrṇāhuti, ancillary worship (dikpāla-pūjā), and the prescribed post-ritual act of brāhmaṇa-bhojana.