Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 132
Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
सप्तम्यां कदलीहोमात्सौभाग्यं लभतेऽन्वहम् । दूर्वात्रिकैस्तु प्रादेशमानैस्त्रिस्वादुसंयुतैः ॥ १३२ ॥
saptamyāṃ kadalīhomātsaubhāgyaṃ labhate'nvaham | dūrvātrikaistu prādeśamānaistrisvādusaṃyutaiḥ || 132 ||
सप्तमी तिथीस कदळी (केळी) होम केल्याने दररोज सौभाग्य मिळते. तसेच प्रादेश-प्रमाणाच्या दूर्वेच्या तीन गाठी तीन मधुर द्रव्यांसह अर्पण कराव्यात.
Narada (teaching the ritual phala within a Vedanga/kalpa-oriented section, in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a Kalpa-style ritual prescription: a Saptamī homa using kadalī and dūrvā, promising sustained saubhāgya (auspicious prosperity), showing how disciplined offerings are linked to specific phala in the Purāṇic-vedic ritual framework.
Bhakti is expressed here as faithful performance of a prescribed offering with purity and correct materials; the verse emphasizes devotional obedience to śāstra in ritual action, where auspicious results arise from reverent worship through homa.
Kalpa (ritual science) is foregrounded: it specifies the tithi (Saptamī), the offering substance (kadalī), an exact measure (prādeśa), and a standard ritual combination (tri-svādu/tri-madhura), illustrating technical procedure and phala-śruti.