Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months
सम्पूज्य नानानैवेद्यैर्नीराज्य विधिवत्ततः । क्षमाप्य प्रणिपत्यैनं कैलासाय विसर्जयेत् ॥ ५३ ॥
sampūjya nānānaivedyairnīrājya vidhivattataḥ | kṣamāpya praṇipatyainaṃ kailāsāya visarjayet || 53 ||
Après l’avoir honoré comme il se doit par divers naivedya (offrandes de nourriture) et accompli le nīrājya/ārati selon la règle, qu’on demande pardon, qu’on se prosterne, puis qu’on le congédie rituellement pour qu’il retourne à Kailāsa.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within ritual/procedural narration)
Vrata: Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata (contextual; chapter-level)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that worship is completed only when one ends it with reverence—offering naivedya, performing ārati, seeking forgiveness for ritual errors, and respectfully concluding the deity’s invoked presence through visarjana.
Bhakti here is shown as humility and completeness: the devotee serves through offerings and praise, then bows and asks pardon, acknowledging human limitation and maintaining a respectful relationship with the worshipped presence.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): doing worship “vidhivat” (according to rule), including nīrājana, kṣamāprārthanā (asking forgiveness), and visarjana (formal conclusion) as standard components of a properly structured pūjā.