Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
इदं गौरीव्रतं विप्र सौभाग्यारोग्यवर्द्धनम् । प्रतिवर्षं प्रकर्त्तव्यं नारीभिश्च नरैस्तथा ॥ ८४ ॥
idaṃ gaurīvrataṃ vipra saubhāgyārogyavarddhanam | prativarṣaṃ prakarttavyaṃ nārībhiśca naraistathā || 84 ||
हे विप्र! यह गौरी-व्रत सौभाग्य और आरोग्य को बढ़ाने वाला है। इसे प्रत्येक वर्ष स्त्रियों द्वारा और पुरुषों द्वारा भी अवश्य करना चाहिए।
Narada (in instruction to a brāhmaṇa interlocutor within the vrata-vidhi narrative)
Vrata: Gaurī-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames Gaurī-vrata as a dharmic annual observance that supports both auspicious life-circumstances (saubhāgya) and bodily wellbeing (ārogya), showing how Purāṇic vrata integrates spiritual discipline with lived welfare.
By prescribing a repeated (annual) vow dedicated to Gaurī, it emphasizes steady devotional practice expressed through vrata—regular, intentional worship that cultivates grace and auspicious outcomes.
Ritual application is highlighted through vrata-vidhi and calendrical regularity (“every year”), aligning practice with time-reckoning (Jyotiṣa/kalā) used to schedule recurring observances.