Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
देवदेवप्रसादेन भुक्तिमुक्तिमवाप्नुयात् । अथ कार्तिकशुक्लायां शाकाख्यं सप्तमीव्रतम् ॥ ४५ ॥
devadevaprasādena bhuktimuktimavāpnuyāt | atha kārtikaśuklāyāṃ śākākhyaṃ saptamīvratam || 45 ||
Por la gracia del Dios de los dioses, se alcanza tanto el goce mundano como la liberación. Ahora (se describe) el voto llamado Śāka, que ha de observarse en el séptimo día lunar de la quincena brillante de Kārttika.
Suta (narrating the Purana’s vrata section; teachings ultimately attributed to Narada’s tradition)
Vrata: Śāka-vrata
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It states that divine grace (Devadeva’s prasāda) is the decisive cause for attaining both bhukti (worldly well-being) and mukti (liberation), and it introduces a specific Kartika observance—the Śāka Saptamī-vrata—as a means aligned with that grace.
The verse centers results on ‘prasāda’ (divine favor), implying that devotion and faithful observance of vows in Kārttika are not merely mechanical rituals but acts meant to please Devadeva, through whom both material and spiritual goals are fulfilled.
It applies calendrical/ritual timing—observance on Kārttika śukla pakṣa and the Saptamī tithi—reflecting practical Jyotiṣa-based vrata scheduling used in Purāṇic ritual systems.