Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
दत्वा मंत्रं द्विजाग्र्याय भुंजीत च परेऽहनि । एवमेव तु कृष्णासु सर्वासु द्विजसत्तम ॥ ७ ॥
datvā maṃtraṃ dvijāgryāya bhuṃjīta ca pare'hani | evameva tu kṛṣṇāsu sarvāsu dvijasattama || 7 ||
Having bestowed the mantra upon the foremost among the twice-born, one should take one’s meal on the following day. In the same manner, O best of brāhmaṇas, this observance should be kept on all the Kṛṣṇā (dark-fortnight) days as well.
Narada (teaching in a didactic, ritual-instruction context)
Vrata: Śiva-vrata / caturdaśī-related vrata sequence (contextual)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links mantra-dāna (reverent transmission of sacred sound) with self-restraint: the giver follows disciplined timing of भोजन (meals), showing that mantra practice is upheld by purity and regulated conduct.
Although it is framed as ritual instruction, the underlying bhakti principle is reverence—serving the sacred through proper conduct, honoring qualified recipients (dvijāgrya), and maintaining disciplined observance across the lunar cycle.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa-style calendrical awareness are implied—specifically, observing rules with reference to the pakṣa (Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa) and sequencing actions by lunar days.