Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 72
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
अंबुपूर्णे घटे न्यस्य पूजयेदुपचारकैः । ततोऽग्निं नवमुत्पाद्य काष्ठसंघर्षणादिभिः ॥ ७२ ॥
aṃbupūrṇe ghaṭe nyasya pūjayedupacārakaiḥ | tato'gniṃ navamutpādya kāṣṭhasaṃgharṣaṇādibhiḥ || 72 ||
ജലപൂർണ്ണമായ ഘടത്തിൽ (അതിനെ) സ്ഥാപിച്ച് ഉപചാരങ്ങളാൽ പൂജിക്കണം. തുടർന്ന് കട്ടികൾ ഉരച്ച് മുതലായ വിധികളാൽ പുതിയ അഗ്നി ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കണം।
Narada
Vrata: none (part of ongoing Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī rite context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes ritual purity and intentionality: worship begins with a sanctified vessel (water-filled pot) and proceeds only after establishing a freshly generated sacred fire, marking the rite as newly consecrated.
Bhakti here is expressed through disciplined upacāras—reverent, step-by-step worship—showing devotion as careful service offered in a properly prepared sacred setting.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the use of a kalaśa-like water vessel, the sequence of upacāras, and producing nava-agni through prescribed means such as kāṣṭha-saṃgharṣaṇa (wood friction).