Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months
स्वभक्त्या दक्षिणां दत्वा शाल्यन्नं पयसाऽश्नुयात् । उमाव्रतमिदं विप्र यः कुर्याद्विधिवन्नरः ॥ १० ॥
svabhaktyā dakṣiṇāṃ datvā śālyannaṃ payasā'śnuyāt | umāvratamidaṃ vipra yaḥ kuryādvidhivannaraḥ || 10 ||
Avec bhakti, après avoir offert la dakṣiṇā prescrite, qu’il prenne un mets de riz avec du lait. Ô brāhmaṇa, tel est le vœu d’Umā; celui qui l’accomplit selon le vidhi mène l’observance à sa perfection.
Narada (teaching to a brāhmaṇa interlocutor within the Narada–Sanatkumara discourse frame)
Vrata: Umā-vrata
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that a vow (vrata) is completed not only by intention but by disciplined observance—devotional giving (dakṣiṇā) and regulated concluding conduct—making the rite spiritually efficacious.
Bhakti is shown as practical reverence expressed through offerings and humble, rule-bound living; devotion (svabhakti) sanctifies the act of giving and the simple sattvic meal taken as part of the vow.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through “vidhivan”—performing the rite according to injunctions, including the proper giving of dakṣiṇā and the prescribed post-rite food discipline.