Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
लोकेषु विचरेद्विप्र देव्याश्चैव प्रसादतः । कृष्णाष्टम्यां ज्येष्ठमासे पूजयित्वा त्रिलोचनम् ॥ ७ ॥
lokeṣu vicaredvipra devyāścaiva prasādataḥ | kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ jyeṣṭhamāse pūjayitvā trilocanam || 7 ||
Ô brāhmane, par la grâce de la Déesse, il peut parcourir librement les mondes, après avoir adoré le Seigneur aux Trois Yeux (Śiva) lors de la Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī du mois de Jyeṣṭha.
Narada (in dialogue with the Sanatkumara tradition; instructional narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a phala-śruti: worship of Trilocana (Śiva) on Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī in Jyeṣṭha, supported by Devī’s grace, grants exceptional freedom of movement—symbolizing divine permission, protection, and elevated spiritual status.
Bhakti is shown as concrete worship (pūjā) performed on a sacred time (tithi and month), where the fruit arises not only from effort but from prasāda—divine favor—highlighting surrender and grace-centered devotion.
It uses calendrical ritual timing—tithi (Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī) and māsa (Jyeṣṭha)—reflecting Jyotiṣa-based vrata scheduling central to Purāṇic ritual practice.