Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 60
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
व्रतस्यास्य प्रभावेण द्वैतं सिध्येद्धि सर्वथा । माघस्य शुक्लसप्तम्यामचलाख्यं व्रतं स्मृतम् ॥ ६० ॥
vratasyāsya prabhāveṇa dvaitaṃ sidhyeddhi sarvathā | māghasya śuklasaptamyāmacalākhyaṃ vrataṃ smṛtam || 60 ||
या व्रताच्या प्रभावाने द्वैत फल सर्वथा सिद्ध होते. माघ महिन्याच्या शुक्लपक्षातील सप्तमीला ‘अचल’ नावाचे व्रत स्मरणात आहे।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the vrata section)
Vrata: Acala-vrata (introduced); Sarvāpti-vrata (phala statement concluding prior section)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It identifies the Acala-vrata and asserts that the observance has decisive spiritual efficacy, addressing the human condition of dvaita (experienced duality) and promising complete ritual-spiritual “success” (siddhi) through disciplined dharma.
Although the verse speaks in the language of vrata, its intent supports bhakti-oriented discipline: a fixed observance on a sacred tithi steadies the mind and directs one toward a single divine focus—hence “Acala,” the unshakable resolve that matures devotion.
It highlights calendrical/ritual timing based on tithi (Śukla Saptamī in Māgha), reflecting applied Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology/astronomy) used for determining correct dates for vows and rites.