Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months
पङ्कजं करवीरं च नेपालीं मालतीं तथा । नीलोत्पलं केतकीं च संगृह्य तगरं तथा ॥ ११ ॥
paṅkajaṃ karavīraṃ ca nepālīṃ mālatīṃ tathā | nīlotpalaṃ ketakīṃ ca saṃgṛhya tagaraṃ tathā || 11 ||
Ayant rassemblé le lotus, le karavīra (laurier-rose), la nepālī parfumée et la mālatī, ainsi que le lotus bleu et la ketakī, qu’on recueille aussi le tagara, jasmin au parfum suave.
Narada (within an anukramanika-style instructional passage)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes bhakti expressed through proper upacāras—collecting pure, fragrant flowers as devotional offerings, showing care, cleanliness, and intentionality in worship.
Bhakti is presented as practical service: selecting and gathering appropriate offerings (pushpa) for pūjā, where devotion is embodied in disciplined, reverent action rather than mere sentiment.
Ritual procedure and material selection (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied—knowing which dravyas (flowers) are suitable for worship and how to prepare them for a rite or vrata.