Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
पूजयेत्कमलैः पुष्पैर्गंधमाल्यानुलेपनैः । द्विजान्सम्भोज्य मिष्टान्नौस्तोषयेद्दक्षिणादिभिः ॥ ६२ ॥
pūjayetkamalaiḥ puṣpairgaṃdhamālyānulepanaiḥ | dvijānsambhojya miṣṭānnaustoṣayeddakṣiṇādibhiḥ || 62 ||
कमळ व इतर पुष्पे, सुगंध, माळा व अनुलेपन यांनी देवतेची पूजा करावी. द्विजांना मिष्टान्न भोजन घालून दक्षिणा इत्यादी दानांनी संतुष्ट करावे।
Narada (instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga’s summary-style discourse)
Vrata: none (component of the Śiva-vrata sequence)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links inner devotion to outward dharmic conduct: worship through pure offerings, and completion of the rite by honoring learned dvijas with food and dakṣiṇā, making the worship socially and spiritually complete.
Bhakti is expressed not only by decorating and offering to the deity (flowers, fragrance, garlands) but also by serving devotees and custodians of Vedic tradition (dvijas) through respectful hospitality and gifts.
It reflects kalpa (ritual procedure) in practice—proper upacāras in pūjā and the customary conclusion of rites through brāhmaṇa-bhojana and dakṣiṇā.