Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 40
The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months
अत्रैव वह्निपूजोक्तां तां च सम्पक्समाचरेत् । विविधद्रव्यहोमैश्च वह्निपूजापुरः सरम् ॥ ४० ॥
atraiva vahnipūjoktāṃ tāṃ ca sampaksamācaret | vividhadravyahomaiśca vahnipūjāpuraḥ saram || 40 ||
Aquí mismo debe practicarse debidamente el rito prescrito como adoración de Agni; y, mediante homas con oblaciones de diversas sustancias, ha de cumplirse por completo la secuencia del culto al fuego, de principio a fin.
Narada (in instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga, Fourth Pada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined, correct execution of Agni-worship—treating the ritual sequence and offerings as a sacred, ordered practice rather than a casual act—thereby aligning the performer with dharmic procedure (vidhi).
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent service through prescribed worship: honoring the sacred fire with proper steps and heartfelt care, using offerings as an act of devotion and surrender to the divine order upheld by ritual.
It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the insistence on samyak performance and puraḥsaram (correct order), and implies knowledge of homa dravyas (offerings) and their proper use in Vedic rites.