Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
फाल्गुनापरपक्षे तु शीतलामष्टमीदिने । पूजयेत्सर्ववपक्कानैः सप्तम्यां विधिवत्कृतैः ॥ ९४ ॥
phālgunāparapakṣe tu śītalāmaṣṭamīdine | pūjayetsarvavapakkānaiḥ saptamyāṃ vidhivatkṛtaiḥ || 94 ||
In der dunklen Hälfte des Monats Phālguna, am Tag der Śītalā-Aṣṭamī, soll man die Göttin Śītalā mit allerlei gekochten Speisen verehren, die am siebten Tag (Saptamī) nach vorgeschriebenem Ritus ordnungsgemäß bereitet wurden.
Narada (in instruction mode within the Purāṇic ritual summary)
Vrata: Śītalā-aṣṭamī (Śītalā-vrata)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It sanctifies Śītalā-Aṣṭamī as a tithi-specific observance and teaches that disciplined timing (Saptamī preparation, Aṣṭamī worship) makes the worship ritually complete and spiritually efficacious.
Bhakti is expressed here through orderly vrata-practice—preparing offerings with care and worshipping on the appointed tithi—showing devotion as reverent, rule-guided service (sevā) to the deity.
It highlights calendrical/astronomical reckoning of tithis (a core application aligned with Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga) and the ritual execution principles of Kalpa—preparing offerings on Saptamī and performing worship on Aṣṭamī.