Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
ध्यात्वैवं पूजयेन्नित्यक्किन्नां नित्यां स्वशक्तिभिः । पुण्या चतुर्थी गदिता नित्याक्किन्नाह्वया मुने ॥ ८७ ॥
dhyātvaivaṃ pūjayennityakkinnāṃ nityāṃ svaśaktibhiḥ | puṇyā caturthī gaditā nityākkinnāhvayā mune || 87 ||
Having thus meditated, one should worship Nityāklinnā—the eternal Goddess—daily, according to one’s own capacity. This meritorious observance on the fourth lunar day, O sage, has been declared by the name “Nityāklinnā.”
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a vrata-vidhi context)
Vrata: Nityāklinnā (Caturthī observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames a Caturthī observance as inherently meritorious and emphasizes that dhyāna (meditative recollection) followed by pūjā is the core spiritual method.
Bhakti is expressed through mindful worship—first internal contemplation (dhyātvā), then external offering (pūjā)—performed sincerely even if only “according to one’s capacity” (svaśakti).
It relies on calendrical/ritual timing through the tithi system—specifically Caturthī—showing applied vrata practice governed by lunar day observance.