Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 4
The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months
लभते मातृजं सौख्यं नात्र कार्या विचारणा । ज्येष्ठमासे शुक्लषष्ठ्यां विधिनेष्ट्वा दिवाकरम् ॥ ४ ॥
labhate mātṛjaṃ saukhyaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | jyeṣṭhamāse śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ vidhineṣṭvā divākaram || 4 ||
One gains the happiness that comes through one’s mother—of this there is no need for doubt. In the month of Jyeṣṭha, by duly worshipping the Sun, Divākara, on the bright Ṣaṣṭhī, this fruit is attained.
Narada (teaching in a didactic, ritual-instruction context)
Vrata: Ṣaṣṭhī worship of Divākara (Sun) (month-specific observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches a specific tithi-based Surya-upāsanā (Sun worship) whose stated fruit is maternal-origin happiness and well-being, emphasizing certainty of the ritual’s phala when done according to vidhi.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined worship (upāsanā) of Divākara with faith and proper procedure, showing devotion as a practical, time-sanctified act rather than mere sentiment.
Kalā/astronomical timing used in ritual—tithi and māsa selection (Jyeṣṭha, Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī)—reflects Jyotiṣa-based scheduling and Kalpa-style adherence to prescribed vidhi.