Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
समर्पयेत्सुपूर्णायां शिवाय शिवरूपिणे । राधकृष्णचतुर्द्दश्यां सोपवासो निशागमे ॥ ५ ॥
samarpayetsupūrṇāyāṃ śivāya śivarūpiṇe | rādhakṛṣṇacaturddaśyāṃ sopavāso niśāgame || 5 ||
В ночь Радха–Кришна-чатурдаши (четырнадцатый лунный день), с наступлением сумерек — соблюдая пост — следует в полнолунную ночь совершить подношение Шиве, Благому, самому воплощению благости.
Narada (teaching within a vrata/ritual instruction sequence; dialogue context traditionally with Sanatkumara tradition in Book 1 sections)
Vrata: Rādhā–Kṛṣṇa Caturdaśī (tithi-vrata context)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames a vrata act: fasting and making an offering at night on a specified tithi, directing the devotee to Śiva as the embodiment of auspiciousness—showing that disciplined observance (upavāsa + timely worship) is a means to invoke śiva (auspicious welfare).
Bhakti is expressed through concrete devotional discipline—keeping upavāsa, honoring sacred time (Caturdaśī, nightfall), and dedicating the act to the deity with the understanding that the deity is śiva-rūpa (the very nature of auspiciousness).
Kalpa-style ritual timing is emphasized: tithi observance (Caturdaśī), the night junction (niśāgama), and the linkage of fasting with offering—core practical ritual procedure rather than grammar or phonetics.