Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 14
The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months
एवं पापहरां गंधैः पुष्पैर्धूपैश्च दीपकैः । नैवेद्यैर्विविधैश्चैव कुमारीभोजनैस्तथा ॥ १४ ॥
evaṃ pāpaharāṃ gaṃdhaiḥ puṣpairdhūpaiśca dīpakaiḥ | naivedyairvividhaiścaiva kumārībhojanaistathā || 14 ||
So soll die Verehrung sündenvernichtend vollzogen werden: mit Düften, Blumen, Räucherwerk und Lichtern, mit vielfältigen Naivedya-Speiseopfern und ebenso durch das Speisen junger Mädchen (Kumārī).
Narada (in instruction within the Adhyaya’s ritual description)
Vrata: Kaumārī-vrata (contextual continuation)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a standard puja-sequence—fragrance, flowers, incense, lamp, and naivedya—framed as “pāpaharā” (sin-destroying), emphasizing that sincere devotional offerings and charitable feeding (kumārī-bhojana) are purificatory acts.
Bhakti is expressed through tangible upacāras (offerings) in worship—gandha, puṣpa, dhūpa, dīpa, and naivedya—showing devotion as loving service (seva) supplemented by compassionate giving like feeding kumārīs.
It reflects ritual procedure and sequencing (kalpa-style practice): the prescribed upacāras of worship and the inclusion of a supportive rite (kumārī-bhojana) as part of vrata/puja observance.