Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
यदा ज्येष्ठर्क्षसंयुक्ता भवेच्जैवाष्टभी द्विज । ज्येष्ठा नाम्नी तु सा ज्ञेया पूजिता पापनाशिनी ॥ ५३ ॥
yadā jyeṣṭharkṣasaṃyuktā bhavecjaivāṣṭabhī dvija | jyeṣṭhā nāmnī tu sā jñeyā pūjitā pāpanāśinī || 53 ||
ഹേ ദ്വിജാ! അഷ്ടമി തിഥി ജ്യേഷ്ഠാ നക്ഷത്രത്തോടു ചേർന്നാൽ അത് ‘ജ്യേഷ്ഠാ’ എന്നു അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു; ഭക്തിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ പാപനാശിനിയാകുന്നു।
Narada (addressing a dvija within the instructional dialogue tradition)
Vrata: Jyeṣṭhā (Aṣṭamī–Jyeṣṭhā yoga observance; contextually part of Mahālakṣmī-vrata sequence)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that specific calendrical alignments—Aṣṭamī tithi joined with Jyeṣṭhā nakṣatra—carry a defined ritual identity (“Jyeṣṭhā”) and, when properly worshipped, are said to destroy sins (pāpa-nāśinī).
Bhakti is expressed here through timely worship (pūjā) aligned with sacred time (tithi–nakṣatra), emphasizing devotion enacted as disciplined observance rather than mere sentiment.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: the practical use of tithi (Aṣṭamī) and nakṣatra (Jyeṣṭhā) conjunctions to classify a day/observance and prescribe worship with specific spiritual results.