Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
माघशुक्लदशम्यां तु सोपवासो जितेंद्रियः । देवांनगिरसो नाम दश सम्यक्समर्चयेत् ॥ ५५ ॥
māghaśukladaśamyāṃ tu sopavāso jiteṃdriyaḥ | devāṃnagiraso nāma daśa samyaksamarcayet || 55 ||
Au dixième jour lunaire (Daśamī) de la quinzaine claire du mois de Māgha, qu’on jeûne, qu’on maîtrise les sens, et qu’on rende un culte dû aux dix sages divins appelés Devāṅgirasas.
Narada
Vrata: Devāṅgirasa-pūjā (as described; not a widely standardized single-name vrata in the verse)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It ties spiritual merit to disciplined observance: fasting and sense-restraint on an auspicious tithi, combined with proper worship of revered divine seers, presenting vrata as a means to purify intention and conduct.
Bhakti here is expressed as orderly worship (samyak samarcayet) supported by inner control (jitendriya) and vrata (upavāsa), showing devotion as both reverence and self-discipline rather than emotion alone.
It reflects calendrical/ritual timing—observance on Māgha Śukla Daśamī—aligning with Jyotiṣa-style tithi reckoning and the procedural emphasis of Kalpa (ritual method) in prescribing fast and worship.