Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 56
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
कृत्वा स्वर्णमयान्विप्र गंधाद्यैरुपचारकैः । आत्मा ह्यायुर्मनो दक्षो मदः प्राणस्तथैव च ॥ ५६ ॥
kṛtvā svarṇamayānvipra gaṃdhādyairupacārakaiḥ | ātmā hyāyurmano dakṣo madaḥ prāṇastathaiva ca || 56 ||
Ó brāhmaṇa, tendo moldado (as formas sagradas) em ouro e honrado-as com oferendas como fragrâncias e outros serviços rituais, compreende que o próprio Si (Ātman) é a duração da vida, a mente, a capacidade, o vigor e também o sopro vital (prāṇa).
Narada (instructional narration within the Anukramanika-style section)
Vrata: none (part of the same ritual sequence)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links outer worship (golden forms honored with upacāras like fragrance) to inner realization: all vitality—life-span, mind, competence, vigor, and prāṇa—ultimately rests in the Self (Ātman).
It suggests bhakti is not only ceremonial; the offerings and reverence should culminate in recognizing the indwelling Self as the real support of life and spiritual power, making worship inwardly transformative.
Ritual praxis is emphasized through upacāra-vidhi (attendant offerings like gandha). While not a technical Vyākaraṇa/Astronomy verse, it reflects applied Kalpa-style ritual procedure joined to spiritual meaning.