Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months
आनंदा सा महापुण्या सर्वपापहरा स्मृता । सोपवासोऽर्चयेत्तत्र यस्त्वानंदां द्विजोत्तम ॥ ३२ ॥
ānaṃdā sā mahāpuṇyā sarvapāpaharā smṛtā | sopavāso'rcayettatra yastvānaṃdāṃ dvijottama || 32 ||
Cette observance appelée « Ānandā » est mémorisée comme hautement méritoire et comme celle qui ôte tous les péchés. Ô meilleur des deux-fois-nés, quiconque y vénère Ānandā en jeûnant (upavāsa) en reçoit le fruit purificateur.
Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara brothers, presenting vrata/tithi-mahātmya style instruction)
Vrata: Ānandā (named observance/tithi-mahātmya)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares Ānandā as a highly meritorious observance whose performance—especially with fasting and worship—purifies the practitioner and is described as capable of removing sins.
By emphasizing arcana (worship) performed with disciplined upavāsa (fasting), it frames devotion as a practical, embodied vow where reverent worship and self-restraint become the means to spiritual cleansing.
It reflects kalpa/ritual-practice principles: observing a vrata with upavāsa and prescribed worship on a named occasion (tithi/observance), a core feature of dharma-śāstra style ritual procedure.