Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 16
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
तुलस्याः कृष्णावर्णाया दलैर्दशभिरर्चयेत् । कृष्णं विष्णुं तथाऽनन्तं गोविन्दं गरुडध्वजम् ॥ १६ ॥
tulasyāḥ kṛṣṇāvarṇāyā dalairdaśabhirarcayet | kṛṣṇaṃ viṣṇuṃ tathā'nantaṃ govindaṃ garuḍadhvajam || 16 ||
കൃഷ്ണവർണ്ണമുള്ള തുളസിയുടെ പത്ത് ഇലകളാൽ അർച്ചന ചെയ്യണം—കൃഷ്ണൻ, വിഷ്ണു, അനന്തൻ, ഗോവിന്ദൻ, ഗരുഡധ്വജൻ എന്നു സ്മരിച്ച്।
Narada
Vrata: Daśāphala-vrata (continued procedure)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches a simple, sattvic act of Viṣṇu-bhakti: offering tulasī leaves while remembering multiple divine names, emphasizing that loving remembrance (nāma-smaraṇa) and pure offerings are central to worship.
Bhakti here is expressed through upacāra (devotional service): offering tulasī and addressing the Lord through cherished epithets—Kṛṣṇa, Viṣṇu, Ananta, Govinda, Garuḍa-dhvaja—cultivating intimacy, reverence, and focused remembrance.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-style practice) is implied: a counted offering (ten leaves) and name-based invocation during arcana, reflecting practical pāñcarātra/vaidika worship discipline rather than grammar or astrology.