The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
ब्रह्मकूर्चव्रतं चात्र कर्तव्यमृद्धिमिच्छता । सोपवासः पञ्चगव्यं पिबेद्रात्रौ जितेंद्रियः ॥ ५३ ॥
brahmakūrcavrataṃ cātra kartavyamṛddhimicchatā | sopavāsaḥ pañcagavyaṃ pibedrātrau jiteṃdriyaḥ || 53 ||
ଏଠାରେ ଋଦ୍ଧି ଇଚ୍ଛୁକ ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ବ୍ରହ୍ମକୂର୍ଚ୍ଚ ବ୍ରତ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ଉପବାସ କରି, ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରିୟ ନିଗ୍ରହ କରି, ରାତିରେ ପଞ୍ଚଗବ୍ୟ ପାନ କରିବ॥ ୫୩ ॥
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: Brahma-kūrca-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It presents a vrata-based discipline where prosperity (ṛddhi) is linked to purity, fasting, and self-control, emphasizing that inner restraint and ritual cleanliness support auspicious outcomes.
While not naming a deity here, the verse supports bhakti-oriented life by prescribing regulated conduct (vrata, upavāsa, jitendriyatā), which traditionally purifies the practitioner and makes devotion steadier and more effective.
Ritual procedure and purity-discipline are foregrounded (kalpa-style practice): fasting, timing (night observance), and the regulated use of pañcagavya as a śauca/prāyaścitta aid.