Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 41
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
पौरुषेण तु सूक्तेन पूजयेदुपचारकैः । अकारणान्मुष्टिगतांस्तंडुलान्सकपर्द्दिकान् ॥ ४१ ॥
pauruṣeṇa tu sūktena pūjayedupacārakaiḥ | akāraṇānmuṣṭigatāṃstaṃḍulānsakaparddikān || 41 ||
Avec le Pauruṣa Sūkta, qu’il accomplisse le culte selon les upacāras usuels, offrant—sans motif particulier ni exigence compliquée—des poignées de grains de riz avec des cauris.
Narada (instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes accessible devotion: worship may be done with the Pauruṣa Sūkta and standard upacāras, even with simple offerings like a handful of rice and cowries, showing that sincerity and mantra-centered worship are primary.
By prescribing a revered Vedic hymn (Pauruṣa Sūkta) along with modest offerings, it frames bhakti as steady, mantra-supported reverence rather than dependence on costly materials—devotion expressed through orderly worship (upacāra) is the core.
It highlights ritual application of mantra (connected with śikṣā for correct recitation and kalpa-style procedure through upacāras), showing how a specific sūkta is paired with defined offerings in a concise puja-vidhi.