Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
ध्यात्वैवं पूजयेन्नित्यक्किन्नां नित्यां स्वशक्तिभिः । पुण्या चतुर्थी गदिता नित्याक्किन्नाह्वया मुने ॥ ८७ ॥
dhyātvaivaṃ pūjayennityakkinnāṃ nityāṃ svaśaktibhiḥ | puṇyā caturthī gaditā nityākkinnāhvayā mune || 87 ||
Après avoir ainsi médité, qu’on rende un culte chaque jour à Nityāklinnā—la Déesse éternelle—selon ses propres moyens. Cette observance méritoire du quatrième jour lunaire, ô sage, a été déclarée sous le nom de « Nityāklinnā ».
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a vrata-vidhi context)
Vrata: Nityāklinnā (Caturthī observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames a Caturthī observance as inherently meritorious and emphasizes that dhyāna (meditative recollection) followed by pūjā is the core spiritual method.
Bhakti is expressed through mindful worship—first internal contemplation (dhyātvā), then external offering (pūjā)—performed sincerely even if only “according to one’s capacity” (svaśakti).
It relies on calendrical/ritual timing through the tithi system—specifically Caturthī—showing applied vrata practice governed by lunar day observance.