Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
एवं संपूज्य होमं तु घृतेनाष्टशतं चरेत् । सूर्यस्याष्टाष्ट चान्येषां प्रदद्यादाहुतीः क्रमात् ॥ ८ ॥
evaṃ saṃpūjya homaṃ tu ghṛtenāṣṭaśataṃ caret | sūryasyāṣṭāṣṭa cānyeṣāṃ pradadyādāhutīḥ kramāt || 8 ||
Demikian, setelah memuja dengan sempurna, hendaklah dilakukan homa, mempersembahkan ghee sebanyak lapan ratus kali. Kemudian, menurut tertibnya, hendaklah dipersembahkan ahuti—enam puluh empat untuk Surya dan demikian juga bagi yang lain.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined worship through exact counts and sequence in homa, teaching that devotion (pūjā) is strengthened when ritual action (āhuti) is performed with order (krama) and steadiness.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, methodical worship—first honoring the deity, then offering repeated āhutis. The precision of offerings reflects single-pointed attention and sincerity rather than casual practice.
It highlights kalpa-style ritual procedure: prescribed numbers (aṣṭaśata, aṣṭāṣṭa) and ordered sequencing (krama) of oblations, a key feature of Vedic ritual science used in yajña and homa practice.