Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
नमस्कृत्य निजं गेहं समाप्य नियमं व्रजेत् । एवं कृते व्रते विप्र लब्ध्वा सौभाग्यमुत्तमम् ॥ ३८ ॥
namaskṛtya nijaṃ gehaṃ samāpya niyamaṃ vrajet | evaṃ kṛte vrate vipra labdhvā saubhāgyamuttamam || 38 ||
မိမိအိမ် (အိမ်တော်ဒေဝတာနှင့် တံခါးဝ) ကို နမಸ್ಕာပြု၍၊ နိယမဝရတကို ပြီးစီးအောင် ဆောင်ရွက်ပြီးနောက် ထွက်ခွာရမည်။ အို ဗြာဟ္မဏ၊ ဤသို့ ဝရတကို ပြုလုပ်လျှင် အမြင့်ဆုံးသော ကံကောင်းခြင်းကို ရရှိမည်။
Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes that a vow is spiritually effective when it is completed with discipline (niyama) and concluded with reverence—turning ritual completion into a mindful act that yields auspicious results (uttama saubhāgya).
By prescribing namaskāra (bowing) and orderly completion of observances, it frames vrata as a devotional discipline—humility, reverence, and faithful adherence to sacred procedure are treated as bhakti expressed through action.
Ritual procedure and correct completion (a kalpa-style concern) is highlighted: the verse stresses niyama, proper closure, and respectful transitional acts—key practical elements in vrata-vidhi.