Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 35
The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
दधिदूर्वाक्षतैर्द्द्वीपैर्वस्त्रपक्कान्नसंयैः । एवं संपूज्य मंत्रेण ततः संप्रार्थयेद्र्वती ॥ ३५ ॥
dadhidūrvākṣatairddvīpairvastrapakkānnasaṃyaiḥ | evaṃ saṃpūjya maṃtreṇa tataḥ saṃprārthayedrvatī || 35 ||
ដោយទឹកដោះជូរ ស្មៅទួរវា អង្ករមិនបែក និងគ្រឿងបូជាផ្សេងៗ ព្រមទាំងសម្លៀកបំពាក់ និងអាហារឆ្អិន—បូជាតាមមន្តដែលបានកំណត់រួចហើយ—អ្នកកាន់វ្រតត្រូវអធិស្ឋានដោយស្មោះស្ម័គ្រ បន្ទាប់មក។
Narada (teaching in a vrata/ritual instruction context within the Purva Bhaga)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that a vow (vrata) is fulfilled through orderly worship—offering pure, auspicious substances with mantra—and only then concluding with sincere prayer, uniting outer rite with inner devotion.
Bhakti here appears as disciplined devotion: the devotee worships with reverence and correct offerings, then personally prays (saṃprārthayet), showing that heartfelt supplication crowns the ritual.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) in practice—selection of worship materials, mantra-based worship, and the correct sequence of actions in vrata-vidhi.