Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
विप्राय विष्णुलोकं तु गच्छेद्देवनमस्कृतः । वैशाखस्य चतुर्थ्यां तु प्रार्थ्यं संकर्षणाह्वयम् ॥ ३ ॥
viprāya viṣṇulokaṃ tu gaccheddevanamaskṛtaḥ | vaiśākhasya caturthyāṃ tu prārthyaṃ saṃkarṣaṇāhvayam || 3 ||
Dihormati bahkan oleh para dewa, hendaklah ia pergi ke alam Viṣṇu demi kebajikan seorang brāhmaṇa. Pada hari Caturthī bulan Vaiśākha pula, hendaklah dipanjatkan doa kepada-Nya dengan nama Saṅkarṣaṇa.
Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara brothers, especially Sanatkumara)
Vrata: Vaiśākha-Caturthī vrata (Saṅkarṣaṇa-upāsanā within Caturthī cycle)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links a specific sacred time (Vaiśākha caturthī) with focused Viṣṇu-bhakti—invoking Saṅkarṣaṇa—promising the highest fruit described as attaining Viṣṇu’s realm (Viṣṇuloka), and framing the act as meritorious when done for the benefit of a brāhmaṇa.
Bhakti here is expressed as nāma-prārthanā (prayer by specific divine name) to Saṅkarṣaṇa, performed on an auspicious tithi, showing that devotion is both inner (prayerful remembrance) and outer (observance of sacred calendrical discipline).
It highlights calendrical/ritual timing through tithi-observance—‘Vaiśākha caturthī’—which aligns with Jyotiṣa-based vrata scheduling used in Purāṇic ritual practice.