Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 65
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
पुत्रप्रदं व्रतं चात्र प्राहादित्यः स्वयं प्रभुः । यो माघसितप्तम्यां पूजयेन्मां विधानतः ॥ ६५ ॥
putrapradaṃ vrataṃ cātra prāhādityaḥ svayaṃ prabhuḥ | yo māghasitaptamyāṃ pūjayenmāṃ vidhānataḥ || 65 ||
Hier verkündete der Herr Āditya selbst ein Gelübde, das Söhne verleiht: Wer mich am Saptamī-Tag im Monat Māgha nach der vorgeschriebenen Ordnung verehrt, erlangt Nachkommenschaft.
Āditya (Sūrya), presented within the Narada Purana narration (Narada–Sanatkumāra dialogue context)
Vrata: Putra-prada Saptamī-vrata (Āditya/Sūrya worship on Māgha-saptamī)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It teaches that faithfully performed, rule-based worship (vidhānataḥ) on an auspicious tithi—Māgha Saptamī—has tangible dharmic fruit, here described as the blessing of progeny, and emphasizes the authority of the deity’s own declaration.
Bhakti is expressed as disciplined worship: approaching Āditya with reverence on the appointed day and following the prescribed rite, showing that devotion in the Purāṇic framework often operates through time-sanctified observances (vratas).
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (tithi-based timing) are implied: the fruit is linked to correct observance of Māgha month and Saptamī tithi, and to performing worship according to vidhi.