Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
गुहाग्रजायापामार्गमेकदंताय बार्हतम् । हेरम्बाय तु सिंदूरं चतिर्होत्रे च पत्रजम् ॥ ३३ ॥
guhāgrajāyāpāmārgamekadaṃtāya bārhatam | herambāya tu siṃdūraṃ catirhotre ca patrajam || 33 ||
Pour Guhāgraja, qu’on offre l’apāmārga; pour Ekadanta, l’offrande bārhata; pour Heramba, le sindūra (vermillon); et pour Caturhotra, l’offrande née de la feuille.
Narada (in an enumerative, anukramaṇikā-style instruction within the dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It encodes a precise ritual mapping—specific names/forms are honored with specific offerings—showing that devotion is strengthened when worship follows śāstric prescription and attentive symbolism.
Bhakti here is expressed as upacāra (devotional service) through correctly chosen pūjā materials—apāmārga, sindūra, and leaf-offerings—directed to distinct divine epithets, training the devotee in focused reverence.
It reflects kalpa/ritual science: the procedural knowledge of which substances are fit offerings for particular deities/forms, a core feature of Vedic and Purāṇic ritual organization.