Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 6
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
वायव्य यातुधानौ द्वौ उत्तरे च ऋषिद्वयम् । ऐशान्ये विन्यसेत्पत्पे ग्रहमेको द्विजोत्तम ॥ ६ ॥
vāyavya yātudhānau dvau uttare ca ṛṣidvayam | aiśānye vinyasetpatpe grahameko dvijottama || 6 ||
នៅទិសពាយ័ព្យ គួរដាក់យាតុធានា ២; នៅទិសជើង ដាក់ឥសី ២ អង្គ។ នៅទិសឥសាន លើគំនូសផ្កាឈូក គួរដាក់គ្រាហៈ ១ អង្គ ឱ ព្រះទ្វិជោត្តម។
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that worship is not only devotional but also ordered: beings and forces are ritually placed by direction on a lotus-maṇḍala so the rite becomes harmonized and protected.
Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined upacāra—serving the deity by constructing a correct sacred space (maṇḍala) where every placement supports focused remembrance and reverence.
It reflects applied ritual science allied to Vedāṅga concerns—directional/maṇḍala arrangement and graha-related placement (astral considerations used in ritual procedure).