Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
अंबुपूर्णे घटे न्यस्य पूजयेदुपचारकैः । ततोऽग्निं नवमुत्पाद्य काष्ठसंघर्षणादिभिः ॥ ७२ ॥
aṃbupūrṇe ghaṭe nyasya pūjayedupacārakaiḥ | tato'gniṃ navamutpādya kāṣṭhasaṃgharṣaṇādibhiḥ || 72 ||
En le plaçant dans un pot rempli d’eau, qu’on le vénère avec les offrandes rituelles usuelles. Ensuite, qu’on fasse naître un feu nouveau—par frottement de bois et par d’autres moyens prescrits—et l’on poursuivra le rite.
Narada
Vrata: none (part of ongoing Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī rite context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes ritual purity and intentionality: worship begins with a sanctified vessel (water-filled pot) and proceeds only after establishing a freshly generated sacred fire, marking the rite as newly consecrated.
Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined upacāras—reverent, step-by-step worship—showing devotion as careful service offered in a properly prepared sacred setting.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the use of a kalaśa-like water vessel, the sequence of upacāras, and producing nava-agni through prescribed means such as kāṣṭha-saṃgharṣaṇa (wood friction).