Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
ब्रह्मकूर्चव्रतं चात्र कर्तव्यमृद्धिमिच्छता । सोपवासः पञ्चगव्यं पिबेद्रात्रौ जितेंद्रियः ॥ ५३ ॥
brahmakūrcavrataṃ cātra kartavyamṛddhimicchatā | sopavāsaḥ pañcagavyaṃ pibedrātrau jiteṃdriyaḥ || 53 ||
இங்கே செழிப்பை விரும்புபவன் பிரஹ்மகூர்ச்ச விரதத்தை அனுஷ்டிக்க வேண்டும். உபவாசம் இருந்து, இந்திரியங்களை அடக்கி, இரவில் பஞ்சகவ்யத்தை அருந்த வேண்டும்॥ ५३ ॥
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame)
Vrata: Brahma-kūrca-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents a vrata-based discipline where prosperity (ṛddhi) is linked to purity, fasting, and self-control, emphasizing that inner restraint and ritual cleanliness support auspicious outcomes.
While not naming a deity here, the verse supports bhakti-oriented life by prescribing regulated conduct (vrata, upavāsa, jitendriyatā), which traditionally purifies the practitioner and makes devotion steadier and more effective.
Ritual procedure and purity-discipline are foregrounded (kalpa-style practice): fasting, timing (night observance), and the regulated use of pañcagavya as a śauca/prāyaścitta aid.