Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 30
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
कार्पासं तु चतुर्हस्तं सार्द्ध वस्त्रं हि गोपतेः । पूजांते प्रीतये देयं व्रतमेतच्छुभावहम् ॥ ३० ॥
kārpāsaṃ tu caturhastaṃ sārddha vastraṃ hi gopateḥ | pūjāṃte prītaye deyaṃ vratametacchubhāvaham || 30 ||
នៅចុងបញ្ចប់នៃការបូជា គួរថ្វាយដល់ គោបតិ (Gopati) ព្រះអម្ចាស់អ្នកអភិរក្សសត្វលោក ក្រណាត់កប្បាសប្រវែងបួនហត្ថ (៤ cubits) រួមជាមួយសម្លៀកបំពាក់សមគួរ ដើម្បីព្រះអង្គពេញព្រះហឫទ័យ។ វ្រតនេះនាំមកនូវមង្គល។
Narada (teaching ritual/vow procedure in Purva Bhaga context)
Vrata: Avyaṅga-vrata (continued context)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that a vrata becomes spiritually fruitful when worship is concluded with dāna (charitable offering), here specifically vastra-dāna to Gopati, emphasizing devotion expressed through disciplined ritual and generosity.
Bhakti is shown as practical service: pleasing the Lord (prītaye) through a respectful offering at the end of pūjā, indicating that love and reverence are embodied in tangible acts, not only inner sentiment.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-style practice) is implied: the verse specifies timing (pūjā-ante) and the measurable standard (catur-hasta), reflecting the precision typical of Vedic ritual instruction.