Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months
दुर्भगा दुष्कृता वंध्या नेत्रसंमीलनाद्भवेत् । एवं जागरणं कृत्वा सप्तम्यां सरितं नयेत् ॥ २२ ॥
durbhagā duṣkṛtā vaṃdhyā netrasaṃmīlanādbhavet | evaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā saptamyāṃ saritaṃ nayet || 22 ||
Si, durant la veille, l’on ferme les yeux (si l’on s’endort), on dit qu’elle devient infortunée, chargée de faute et stérile. Ainsi, après avoir veillé toute la nuit de cette manière, au septième jour lunaire (saptamī) qu’elle se rende à la rivière.
Narada (teaching in a vrata-vidhi context; traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhayanaka
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It stresses strict vrata-discipline: staying fully awake during jāgaraṇa is treated as essential for the vow’s purity, and the following saptamī river-visit indicates purification and completion of the rite.
By emphasizing wakeful vigilance, it frames devotion as conscious, sustained remembrance and worship—Bhakti expressed through disciplined attention rather than mere formal participation.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and tithi-based timing: it links jāgaraṇa to a specific lunar day (saptamī) and prescribes a river-rite as the next step in the observance.