Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months
रविवारेण संयुक्ता तथा शतभिषान्विता । यदि चेत्सा समुद्दिष्टा चंपाह्वा मुनिसत्तम ॥ ४३ ॥
ravivāreṇa saṃyuktā tathā śatabhiṣānvitā | yadi cetsā samuddiṣṭā caṃpāhvā munisattama || 43 ||
ഹേ മുനിശ്രേഷ്ഠാ! അത് ഞായറാഴ്ചയോടു ചേർന്നതും ശതഭിഷാ നക്ഷത്രയുക്തവുമായതായി വിവരണം വരുമെങ്കിൽ, അതിനെ ‘ചമ്പാ’ എന്ന നാമത്തിൽ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു॥
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It preserves a traditional identifier: auspicious time-markers (weekday and nakṣatra) are used to indicate a specific sacred designation/name, reflecting the Purāṇic integration of Jyotiṣa with dharmic classification.
Indirectly: by systematizing sacred names and time-signatures, it supports correct observance and remembrance practices (smaraṇa) that often accompany devotional rites, even though the verse itself is technical rather than emotive bhakti instruction.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: the use of weekday (Ravi-vāra) and nakṣatra (Śatabhiṣā) as technical markers for identifying or classifying a named entity (‘Campā’).