Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months
भाद्रे तु नवमी शुक्ला नंदाह्वा परिकीर्तिता । तस्यां यः पूजयेद्दुर्गां विधिवच्चोपचारकैः ॥ १६ ॥
bhādre tu navamī śuklā naṃdāhvā parikīrtitā | tasyāṃ yaḥ pūjayeddurgāṃ vidhivaccopacārakaiḥ || 16 ||
Im Monat Bhādrapada wird der neunte Mondtag der hellen Hälfte (śukla) als „Nandā“ verkündet. Wer an diesem Tag die Göttin Durgā ordnungsgemäß und mit den vorgeschriebenen Upacāras verehrt, erlangt segensreiche Früchte.
Narada (teaching in the Narada Purana dialogue stream associated with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: Nandā-navamī (tithi observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It sacralizes a specific tithi—Bhādrapada Śukla Navamī—by naming it ‘Nandā’ and teaches that Devi worship performed with proper ritual order (vidhi) and offerings (upacāras) becomes a focused dharmic means for auspiciousness and protection.
It frames bhakti as disciplined worship: devotion is expressed not only through feeling but through reverent, rule-guided pūjā to Durgā, using upacāras as tangible acts of surrender and honor.
It relies on calendrical/astronomical timekeeping—tithi and month reckoning (Bhādrapada, Śukla Navamī)—which aligns with Jyotiṣa-style ritual timing used in Purāṇic vrata practice.