Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 22
The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months
एवं यः पूजयेद्दुर्गां नॄणां दुर्गतिनाशिनीम् । इह भुक्त्वा वरान्भोगानंते स्वर्गतिमाप्नुयात् ॥ २२ ॥
evaṃ yaḥ pūjayeddurgāṃ nṝṇāṃ durgatināśinīm | iha bhuktvā varānbhogānaṃte svargatimāpnuyāt || 22 ||
Demikianlah, sesiapa yang memuja Dewi Durgā—pemusnah kesengsaraan manusia—akan menikmati kenikmatan anugerah yang mulia di dunia ini, dan pada akhirnya mencapai jalan ke syurga.
Narada (in instruction within the Narada Purana’s discourse framework)
Vrata: none (Devī/Durgā worship within a vrata context)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states the phala (result) of Durgā-upāsanā: devotion to the Goddess removes durgati (adverse destiny) and yields both worldly well-being (bhoga) and a heavenly afterlife (svarga-gati).
Bhakti is presented as direct worship (pūjā) of the deity, where sincere reverence itself becomes the means to protection, prosperity, and auspicious post-death destiny.
The verse points to ritual praxis (pūjā/arcana) and phalaśruti reasoning—how specific acts of worship are linked to declared outcomes—rather than a technical Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.