Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 24
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
पूजनी योऽत्र यत्नेन स्रग्गंधयवसादिभिः । ततः प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य शक्तश्चेद्दानमाचरेत् ॥ २४ ॥
pūjanī yo'tra yatnena sraggaṃdhayavasādibhiḥ | tataḥ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya śaktaśceddānamācaret || 24 ||
ഇവിടെ മാല, സുഗന്ധദ്രവ്യങ്ങൾ, യവം മുതലായ അർപ്പണങ്ങളാൽ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ പൂജിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് പ്രദക്ഷിണം ചെയ്ത്, കഴിവുണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ദാനധർമ്മവും ആചരിക്കണം।
Narada (in dialogue tradition with Sanatkumara lineage; instructional voice attributed to Narada Purana’s teaching frame)
Vrata: Bahulādhenu (contextual continuation)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links three complementary limbs of dharma—devotional worship (pūjā), reverential circumambulation (pradakṣiṇā), and generosity (dāna)—presenting a complete act of sacred honor that purifies intention and action.
Bhakti is expressed not only through offerings like flowers and fragrance, but also through bodily reverence (clockwise circumambulation) and compassionate sharing (charity), showing devotion as both ritual and ethical conduct.
It reflects kalpa/prayoga (ritual procedure): the ordered sequence of upacāras—offering items, then pradakṣiṇā, followed by dāna when possible—emphasizing correct performance and capacity-based giving.