Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
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तस्य पादौ च संगृह्य अधीयीत विचक्षणः । अष्टकासु चतुर्दश्यां प्रतिपत्पर्वणोस्तथा ॥ ४५ ॥
tasya pādau ca saṃgṛhya adhīyīta vicakṣaṇaḥ | aṣṭakāsu caturdaśyāṃ pratipatparvaṇostathā || 45 ||
ਉਸ ਦੇ ਚਰਨ ਆਦਰ ਨਾਲ ਫੜ ਕੇ ਵਿਵੇਕੀ ਸ਼ਿਸ਼੍ਯ ਅਧਿਐਨ ਕਰੇ—ਖ਼ਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਅਸ਼ਟਕਾ ਦਿਨਾਂ, ਚਤੁਰਦਸ਼ੀ ਨੂੰ, ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਦਾ ਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਪਰਵ-ਸੰਧੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ।
Narada (in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links humility toward the guru (touching/clasping the teacher’s feet) with the proper timing of sacred study, teaching that knowledge bears fruit when approached with reverence and observed on ritually potent lunar days (parvan/tithi).
Bhakti is expressed here as guru-bhakti and disciplined practice: honoring the preceptor and engaging in regular recitation on auspicious observance-days, aligning one’s devotion with sacred time.
It emphasizes calendrical/ritual timing (tithi and parvan observances), a practical application aligned with Vedāṅga concerns—especially the correct scheduling of study and rites according to lunar days.