Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months
श्रावणे मासि विप्रेन्द्र यः कुर्यान्नक्तभोजनम् । पक्षयोरुपवासं वा कौमारीं चंडिकां यजेत् ॥ १३ ॥
śrāvaṇe māsi viprendra yaḥ kuryānnaktabhojanam | pakṣayorupavāsaṃ vā kaumārīṃ caṃḍikāṃ yajet || 13 ||
ഹേ വിപ്രേന്ദ്രാ! ശ്രാവണ മാസത്തിൽ ആരെങ്കിലും നക്തഭോജനവ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുകയോ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഇരുപക്ഷങ്ങളിലും ഉപവാസം പാലിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്താൽ, കൌമാരീരൂപിണിയായ ചണ്ഡികയെ ആരാധിക്കണം।
Narada
Vrata: Kaumārī-vrata (implied by subsequent verses; here the observance is introduced)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It prescribes Śrāvaṇa-month austerities—night-only eating or fortnight-long fasting—paired with worship of Caṇḍikā (Kaumārī), presenting disciplined vrata as a means to accumulate puṇya and divine grace.
Bhakti here is expressed through regulated living (naktabhojana/upavāsa) and focused worship (yajet) of the deity-form Kaumārī Caṇḍikā, showing devotion as both inner resolve and outer ritual practice.
It applies calendrical discipline—observance tied to the lunar month Śrāvaṇa and the two pakṣas—reflecting practical Jyotiṣa-style timekeeping used to time vratas and worship.