Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
तेनैव स्नापयेद्देवीं पूजयेच्च विधानतः । ततः शुद्धजलैः स्नाप्य विलिंपेत्सेंदुचंदनैः ॥ १० ॥
tenaiva snāpayeddevīṃ pūjayecca vidhānataḥ | tataḥ śuddhajalaiḥ snāpya viliṃpetseṃducaṃdanaiḥ || 10 ||
Mit eben dieser geweihten Substanz soll man die Göttin baden und sie nach der vorgeschriebenen Ordnung verehren. Danach bade man sie mit reinem Wasser und salbe sie mit mondkühler Sandelpaste.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes vidhi (scriptural correctness) in devotion: the deity is honored through purification (abhisheka with pure water) and sacred adornment (candana), expressing reverence through disciplined worship.
Bhakti here is enacted as loving service (seva) through careful, prescribed worship—bathing, honoring, and anointing the Goddess—showing devotion through tangible ritual care.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) by outlining a sequence of worship acts—snāpana (ritual bathing), śuddha-jala purification, and candana-lepa (anointing)—as part of a regulated puja-vidhi.