Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
ऊर्ज्जकृष्णचतुर्द्दश्यां तैलाभ्यंगं विधूदये । कृत्वा स्नात्वार्चयेद्धर्मं नरकादभयं लभेत् ॥ ४६ ॥
ūrjjakṛṣṇacaturddaśyāṃ tailābhyaṃgaṃ vidhūdaye | kṛtvā snātvārcayeddharmaṃ narakādabhayaṃ labhet || 46 ||
ஊர்ஜ (கார்த்திக) மாதத்தின் கிருஷ்ண சதுர்தசியில் விடியற்காலையில் எண்ணெய் அப்யங்கம் செய்து, நீராடி தர்மத்தை வழிபட வேண்டும்; அதனால் நரகப் பயம் நீங்கும்।
Narada
Vrata: Kṛṣṇa-caturdaśī (Ūrja/Kārttika) observance (Naraka-caturdaśī-type)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a simple Kartika (Ūrja) observance—dawn oil anointing, bathing, and worship of Dharma—as a dharmic purifier that removes the fear of Naraka, emphasizing ritual discipline joined with reverence for righteousness.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverential worship (arcana) after bodily purification; devotion is directed toward Dharma as a sacred principle/deity, showing that sincere worship aligned with righteous conduct is spiritually protective.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and basic time-determination used in dharma practice are implied: observing the tithi (Krishna Chaturdashi), the month (Ūrja/Kārttika), and the prescribed timing (dawn) for tailābhyanga, snāna, and arcana.