Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
शुक्लाष्टम्यां फाल्गुनस्य शिवं चापि शिवां द्विज । गंधाद्यैः सम्यगभ्यर्च्य सर्वसिद्धीश्वरो भवेत् ॥ ९३ ॥
śuklāṣṭamyāṃ phālgunasya śivaṃ cāpi śivāṃ dvija | gaṃdhādyaiḥ samyagabhyarcya sarvasiddhīśvaro bhavet || 93 ||
Ô deux-fois-né, au huitième jour lunaire de la quinzaine claire de Phālguna, si l’on adore comme il se doit Śiva ainsi que Śivā avec des parfums et autres offrandes, on devient le maître de toutes les siddhis (accomplissements).
Narada (teaching in a vrata/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links precise sacred timing (Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī) with disciplined worship of the divine couple (Śiva and Śivā), teaching that correct observance and reverent offerings can culminate in siddhi—spiritual efficacy and accomplished power.
Bhakti here is expressed as careful, loving pūjā—worshipping Śiva together with Śivā using respectful upacāras like fragrance—showing devotion as embodied practice aligned with dharmic time (tithi).
It highlights calendrical and ritual precision—identifying an auspicious tithi (Śukla Aṣṭamī) in a specific lunar month (Phālguna), reflecting Jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning applied to vrata and pūjā procedure.