Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months
कात्यायिनीप्रसादाद्वै नात्र कार्या विचारणा । कार्तिके शुक्लषष्ठ्यां तु षण्मुखेन महात्मना ॥ ३७ ॥
kātyāyinīprasādādvai nātra kāryā vicāraṇā | kārtike śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ tu ṣaṇmukhena mahātmanā || 37 ||
Sesungguhnya, dengan rahmat Dewi Kātyāyinī, tiadalah perlu sebarang keraguan atau pertimbangan lagi di sini. Bahkan pada hari keenam terang (Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī) bulan Kārttika, hal itu telah disempurnakan oleh Mahātmā Ṣaṇmukha.
Narada (contextual attribution within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes siddhi (spiritual/ritual success) arising from divine anugraha—Kātyāyinī’s grace removes doubt, and the verse anchors the result to an auspicious time (Kārttika Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī) associated with Ṣaṇmukha.
Bhakti is shown as reliance on divine mercy rather than mere argument: the devotee trusts the Goddess’s prasāda and honors sacred calendrical moments connected with revered deities like Ṣaṇmukha.
It reflects Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics through precise tithi-and-month timing—Kārttika (lunar month) and Śukla Ṣaṣṭhī (sixth tithi)—used to prescribe or authenticate ritual observances.