Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
चतुर्थ्यां फाल्गुने मासि ढुंढिराजव्रतं शुभम् । तिलषिष्टैर्द्विजान् भोज्य स्वयं चाश्नीत मानवः ॥ ८७ ॥
caturthyāṃ phālgune māsi ḍhuṃḍhirājavrataṃ śubham | tilaṣiṣṭairdvijān bhojya svayaṃ cāśnīta mānavaḥ || 87 ||
Au jour de Caturthī (quatrième jour lunaire) du mois de Phālguna, on doit observer le vœu propice de Ḍhuṃḍhirāja. Avec des mets à base de sésame, qu’on nourrisse les dvija (brāhmaṇa), et que le pratiquant lui-même en prenne aussi part.
Narada
Vrata: Ḍhuṃḍhirāja-vrata (Ḍhuṃḍhirāja-vrataṃ)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches a concrete vrata-vidhi: auspicious observance on Phalguna Caturthi is completed through devotion expressed as regulated conduct—feeding worthy recipients (dvijas) and disciplined personal participation in the sanctified meal.
Bhakti here is practiced through ritual service and offering—honoring the deity of the vrata (Ḍhuṃḍhirāja) and serving brāhmaṇas with sesame food—showing devotion as reverent action aligned with dharma.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and basic tithi-based observance are implied: the vow is fixed to Caturthī and the month of Phālguna, reflecting practical ritual timing and vrata discipline.