Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
सर्वाभीष्टं च संप्रार्थ्य प्रणम्योद्वासयेत्सुधीः । भाद्रकृष्णचतुर्थ्यादिप्रतिमासमतंद्रितः ॥ ४६ ॥
sarvābhīṣṭaṃ ca saṃprārthya praṇamyodvāsayetsudhīḥ | bhādrakṛṣṇacaturthyādipratimāsamataṃdritaḥ || 46 ||
Having prayed for the fulfillment of all desired aims and having bowed down, the wise person should formally conclude the worship by performing the udvāsana (ritual dismissal). And beginning from the fourth lunar day of the dark fortnight in Bhādrapada and so on, he should observe it every month without negligence.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: monthly caturthī observance (starting Bhādrapada kṛṣṇa caturthī)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that worship should be completed properly—pray, bow, and then ritually conclude the rite—while maintaining steady monthly discipline, which purifies intention and strengthens merit (puṇya) through regularity.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent submission (praṇāma), heartfelt petition (saṃprārthanā), and faithful continuity (pratimāsa, atandritaḥ), showing devotion not as a one-time act but as sustained practice.
It relies on calendrical precision—identifying month (Bhādrapada), fortnight (kṛṣṇa pakṣa), and tithi (caturthī)—which aligns with Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga-based pañcāṅga timing for vrata observance.