Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Gaṇeśa Mantra-vidhi: Mahāgaṇapati Gāyatrī, Vakratuṇḍa Mantra, Nyāsa, Homa, Āvaraṇa-pūjā, and Caturthī Vrata
चंद्रोदयांतं पूर्वोक्तविधिना व्रतमाचरेत् । एवं कृतेऽपि पूर्वोक्तं फलमाप्नोति निश्चितम् ॥ ५५ ॥
caṃdrodayāṃtaṃ pūrvoktavidhinā vratamācaret | evaṃ kṛte'pi pūrvoktaṃ phalamāpnoti niścitam || 55 ||
One should observe the vow, following the previously stated procedure, until the rise of the moon. Even when it is performed in this way, one certainly attains the very fruit that was described earlier.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It stresses fidelity to the prescribed vrata-vidhi and affirms that correct completion up to moonrise yields the promised merit without doubt.
By emphasizing disciplined observance and trust in the stated phala, it supports bhakti expressed through faithful, rule-based worship and vows.
Ritual timing tied to lunar phenomena (moonrise) reflects applied jyotiṣa-style calendrical awareness used to define the endpoint of a vrata.