Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 94
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
फाल्गुनापरपक्षे तु शीतलामष्टमीदिने । पूजयेत्सर्ववपक्कानैः सप्तम्यां विधिवत्कृतैः ॥ ९४ ॥
phālgunāparapakṣe tu śītalāmaṣṭamīdine | pūjayetsarvavapakkānaiḥ saptamyāṃ vidhivatkṛtaiḥ || 94 ||
ఫాల్గుణ కృష్ణపక్షంలో శీతలా-అష్టమి రోజున, సప్తమినాడు విధిగా సిద్ధం చేసిన అన్ని రకాల పక్వాన్న నైవేద్యాలతో దేవి శీతలాను పూజించాలి.
Narada (in instruction mode within the Purāṇic ritual summary)
Vrata: Śītalā-aṣṭamī (Śītalā-vrata)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It sanctifies Śītalā-Aṣṭamī as a tithi-specific observance and teaches that disciplined timing (Saptamī preparation, Aṣṭamī worship) makes the worship ritually complete and spiritually efficacious.
Bhakti is expressed here through orderly vrata-practice—preparing offerings with care and worshipping on the appointed tithi—showing devotion as reverent, rule-guided service (sevā) to the deity.
It highlights calendrical/astronomical reckoning of tithis (a core application aligned with Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga) and the ritual execution principles of Kalpa—preparing offerings on Saptamī and performing worship on Aṣṭamī.