Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
तं संपूज्य विधानेन सोपवासो जितेंद्रियः । स्वर्गतिं लभते विप्र देवेंद्रस्य प्रसादतः ॥ २७ ॥
taṃ saṃpūjya vidhānena sopavāso jiteṃdriyaḥ | svargatiṃ labhate vipra deveṃdrasya prasādataḥ || 27 ||
హే విప్రా! విధివిధానంగా ఆయనను పూజించి, ఉపవాసంతో ఇంద్రియనిగ్రహం చేసినవాడు దేవేంద్ర ఇంద్రుని ప్రసాదంతో స్వర్గగతిని పొందును.
Narada (instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga’s summary/ritual-phala style passages)
Vrata: none (contextual Saptamī/solar-related rite implied)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links correct ritual performance (vidhāna), austerity (upavāsa), and self-mastery (jitendriya) with a defined karmic result—svarga—emphasizing that merit matures through divine favor (prasāda), here attributed to Indra.
While framed as ritual-phala, it highlights bhakti expressed as disciplined worship: honoring the deity properly, accepting fasting, and restraining the senses—devotional acts that invite prasāda (grace).
Kalpa/ritual procedure is implied through “vidhānena” (doing worship by injunction), along with vrata-discipline (upavāsa) as a practical rule of observance in Purāṇic practice.