Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Pūrṇimā-vrata (Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa-vrata): Observance, Moon Arghya, and Annual Udyāpana
एवं पौषादिमासेषु पूर्णमास्यामुपोषितः । अर्चयेद्भक्तिसंयुक्तो नारायणमनायमम् ॥ २१ ॥
evaṃ pauṣādimāseṣu pūrṇamāsyāmupoṣitaḥ | arcayedbhaktisaṃyukto nārāyaṇamanāyamam || 21 ||
Ainsi, dans les mois commençant par Pauṣa et les autres, après avoir jeûné le jour de pleine lune, qu’on adore avec bhakti Nārāyaṇa, Lui qui est sans affliction ni déclin.
Narada
Vrata: Pūrṇimā-vrata (monthly full-moon fast and Nārāyaṇa-arcana; months beginning with Pauṣa)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links Pūrṇimā upavāsa (fasting) with devoted worship of Nārāyaṇa, presenting disciplined observance and bhakti together as a purifying, merit-giving practice focused on the imperishable Lord.
Bhakti is emphasized as the essential inner quality—after fasting, the devotee is instructed to “worship with devotion,” showing that ritual austerity becomes spiritually effective when directed to Nārāyaṇa with heartfelt devotion.
The verse reflects calendrical and ritual timing (a Jyotiṣa/kalā element used in vrata practice): observing upavāsa specifically on Pūrṇimā and repeating it across designated months (Pauṣa-ādi).