Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months
तत्तच्च फलतो लब्ध्वा मोदते तत्प्रसादतः । फाल्गुने शुक्लषष्ठ्यां तु देवं पशुपतिं द्विज ॥ ५० ॥
tattacca phalato labdhvā modate tatprasādataḥ | phālgune śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ tu devaṃ paśupatiṃ dvija || 50 ||
Ayant obtenu chaque fruit selon cette observance, on se réjouit par sa grâce. Au sixième jour lunaire de la quinzaine claire de Phālguna, ô deux-fois-né, (il faut adorer) le dieu Paśupati.
Narada (instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga dialogue stream)
Vrata: Ṣaṣṭhī observance (Paśupati worship)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that the fruit of a religious observance is ultimately experienced as joy through prasāda (grace), and it fixes a specific sacred time—Phālguna bright sixth—for worship of Paśupati (Śiva).
Bhakti is shown as grace-centered: the devotee attains results and inner delight not merely by effort but through tat-prasāda—divine favor arising from timely, faithful worship.
It reflects calendrical/ritual timing based on tithi (ṣaṣṭhī) and lunar fortnight (śukla pakṣa), a practical application aligned with Jyotiṣa-style sacred timekeeping used in Purāṇic vrata practice.