Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months
मार्गे तु शुक्लनवमी नंदिनी परिकीर्तिता । तस्यामुपोषितो यस्तु जगदंबां प्रपूजयेत् ॥ २७ ॥
mārge tu śuklanavamī naṃdinī parikīrtitā | tasyāmupoṣito yastu jagadaṃbāṃ prapūjayet || 27 ||
Au mois de Mārgaśīrṣa, la Navamī de la quinzaine claire est célébrée sous le nom de « Nandinī ». Celui qui jeûne (upoṣa) ce jour-là et vénère comme il convient Jagadambā, la Mère de l’univers, acquiert du mérite.
Narada (in a didactic, vrata-descriptive passage; traditional dialogue frame with Sanatkumara context)
Vrata: Nandinī (Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla-Navamī observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It defines a specific sacred time—Mārgaśīrṣa Śukla Navamī—named Nandinī, and teaches that fasting with wholehearted worship of Jagadambā on that tithi is a meritorious devotional discipline (vrata).
Bhakti here is expressed through upavāsa (fasting as self-restraint) and prapūjā (complete, reverent worship) directed to the divine Mother, showing devotion enacted as timed ritual observance rather than mere belief.
It applies calendrical ritual science—tithi-based timing (Navamī in the Śukla pakṣa) and month identification (Mārgaśīrṣa)—which aligns with Jyotiṣa-style religious timekeeping used for vrata and pūjā scheduling.