Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months
रक्तैर्गंधांशुकैः पुष्पैर्नैवेद्यैर्धूपदीपकैः । एवमभ्यर्च्य विधिवद्यद्यच्चाभिलषेन्नरः ॥ ४९ ॥
raktairgaṃdhāṃśukaiḥ puṣpairnaivedyairdhūpadīpakaiḥ | evamabhyarcya vidhivadyadyaccābhilaṣennaraḥ || 49 ||
ചുവന്ന അർപ്പണങ്ങൾ, സുഗന്ധവസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ, പുഷ്പങ്ങൾ, നൈവേദ്യം, ധൂപദീപങ്ങൾ എന്നിവകൊണ്ട്—ഇങ്ങനെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആരാധിച്ചാൽ—മനുഷ്യൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നതെല്ലാം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes that sincere, rule-based worship (vidhivat-arcana) using traditional upacāras—flowers, naivedya, incense, and lamps—becomes a means to obtain one’s intended fruit, showing the efficacy of disciplined devotion.
Bhakti here is expressed as concrete service through offerings and reverent ritual order; the verse teaches that devotion becomes powerful when performed with proper observance and heartfelt intent.
It highlights procedural correctness (vidhi) in ritual worship—aligned with Kalpa-style discipline—showing that knowing the proper method of offerings (upacāras) is essential for intended results.