Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
माघशुक्लचतुर्थ्यां तु गौरीव्रतमनुत्तमम् । तस्यां तु गौरी संपूज्या संयुक्ता योगिनीगणैः ॥ ८० ॥
māghaśuklacaturthyāṃ tu gaurīvratamanuttamam | tasyāṃ tu gaurī saṃpūjyā saṃyuktā yoginīgaṇaiḥ || 80 ||
Au quatrième jour lunaire (Caturthī) de la quinzaine claire du mois de Māgha se trouve le vœu incomparable nommé Gaurī-vrata. En ce jour, la Déesse Gaurī doit être honorée selon le rite, entourée des multitudes de Yoginīs.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: Gaurī-vrata
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It fixes an auspicious sacred time (Māgha Śukla Caturthī) for undertaking Gaurī-vrata and teaches that worship of Gaurī, as the divine power attended by Yoginīs, is a complete and highly meritorious observance.
Bhakti here is expressed through vrata and pūjā—loving, disciplined worship of the Goddess on a prescribed tithi—showing devotion as regular, time-bound service performed with reverence.
It uses calendrical/tithi-based ritual timing (Jyotiṣa/astronomical reckoning of Māgha, Śukla pakṣa, and Caturthī) to prescribe when the vow and worship should be performed.