Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
क्षीरोदार्णवसंभूत महालक्ष्मीसहोदर । पीयूषधाम रोहिण्याः सहिताऽर्घ्यं गृहाण मे ॥ ६३ ॥
kṣīrodārṇavasaṃbhūta mahālakṣmīsahodara | pīyūṣadhāma rohiṇyāḥ sahitā'rghyaṃ gṛhāṇa me || 63 ||
ഹേ ക്ഷീരസമുദ്രത്തിൽ നിന്നു ജനിച്ചവനേ, ഹേ മഹാലക്ഷ്മിയുടെ സഹോദരനേ, ഹേ അമൃതധാമമേ! രോഹിണിയോടുകൂടെ എന്റെ അർഘ്യം സ്വീകരിക്കണമേ।
Narada (in a worship/invocation context within the Narada Purana’s fourth pada narration)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It models reverential upacāra (formal worship) by offering arghya while praising the deity’s cosmic origin and divine associations, turning a simple ritual act into a concentrated act of bhakti.
Bhakti is expressed through humble address (stuti) and personal offering—“accept from me”—showing devotion as a relationship of honor, remembrance of divine qualities, and surrendered action.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied through the act of offering arghya—an established worship element used in pūjā and vrata contexts, emphasizing correct devotional etiquette.