Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 59
The Account of the Third-day Vow Observed through the Twelve Months
Tṛtīyā-vrata
ब्रह्मगौरीप्रसादेन मोदते तत्र संगता । माघशुक्लतृतीयायां पूज्या सौभाग्यसुंदरी ॥ ५९ ॥
brahmagaurīprasādena modate tatra saṃgatā | māghaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ pūjyā saubhāgyasuṃdarī || 59 ||
Pela graça de Brahma-Gaurī, ela se alegra ali na companhia dos demais. No Tṛtīyā, o terceiro dia lunar da quinzena clara de Māgha, deve-se venerar Saubhāgya-sundarī.
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame, presenting vrata/puja timing and Devī epithet)
Vrata: Tṛtīyā-vrata (Saubhāgya-sundarī/Brahma-Gaurī worship)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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It links inner joy and auspicious fortune (saubhāgya) to Devī’s grace, and specifies an exact sacred time—Māgha śukla tṛtīyā—for worship, showing that devotion and right timing together support dharmic well-being.
Bhakti is shown as grace-centered: the devotee’s happiness arises ‘by the prasāda’ (favor) of the Goddess, and devotion is expressed through prescribed worship (pūjā) performed on an auspicious tithi.
It highlights Jyotiṣa/Vedic calendrics in practice—identifying the month (Māgha), pakṣa (śukla), and tithi (tṛtīyā) as the correct ritual window for performing a specific Devī-pūjā.