Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
गंगादिभिः षोडशभिरुपचारैः समर्चनम् । प्रार्थ्य प्रणम्य विसृजेत्सर्वकामसमृद्धये ॥ ३३ ॥
gaṃgādibhiḥ ṣoḍaśabhirupacāraiḥ samarcanam | prārthya praṇamya visṛjetsarvakāmasamṛddhaye || 33 ||
Qu’on adore (la divinité) par les seize offrandes rituelles, en commençant par l’eau du Gaṅgā et autres semblables. Après avoir prié et s’être incliné, qu’on conclue le culte (en prenant congé), pour l’accomplissement et la prospérité de tous les desseins désirés.
Narada (instructional voice within the Narada Purana’s ritual-summary context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that worship is not only offering items but completing the rite correctly—invocation, offerings (ṣoḍaśopacāra), heartfelt prayer, reverent prostration, and proper conclusion—so the act becomes spiritually efficacious and life-supporting (samṛddhi).
Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined reverence: serving the deity with traditional offerings, then praying and bowing with humility, and finally concluding respectfully—showing devotion as both inner surrender and outer sacred order.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the standardized ṣoḍaśopacāra framework and the correct ‘closure’ of worship (visarjana), emphasizing that ritual sequence and completion are essential for intended results.