Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits
चैत्रशुक्लद्वितीयायां ब्रह्मणं च सशक्तिकम् । हविष्यान्नेन गन्धाद्यैः स्तोष्य सर्वक्रतूद्भवम् ॥ २ ॥
caitraśukladvitīyāyāṃ brahmaṇaṃ ca saśaktikam | haviṣyānnena gandhādyaiḥ stoṣya sarvakratūdbhavam || 2 ||
On the Dvitiya (second lunar day) of the bright fortnight of Caitra, one should worship Brahmā together with His Śakti, praising Him as the source from whom all sacrificial rites arise, and offer haviṣyānna along with fragrances and the like.
Narada (teaching in a vrata/ritual instruction sequence, within the Narada Purana’s dialogic frame)
Vrata: Caitra-śukla-dvitīyā vrata (Brahmā-pūjā within Dvitīyā series)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It prescribes a time-specific vrata/puja: honoring Brahmā (with Śakti) on Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā, recognizing him as the ritual source (kratu-udbhava) and approaching sacred order through prescribed offerings.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent worship through praise (stotra) and respectful upacāras (havis food, fragrance, etc.), aligning devotion with Vedic ritual discipline rather than mere sentiment.
Kalavidhi/astronomical-ritual timing is central: the observance is fixed to a specific tithi (Caitra Śukla Dvitīyā), reflecting Jyotiṣa-based calendrical discipline used to schedule rites.