Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81
Nityā-paṭala-prakaraṇa
The Exposition of the Nityā-paṭala
तथा रत्नैश्च नवभिर्मासं तु यदि पूजयेत् । विमुक्तसर्वपापौघैस्तां च पश्यति चक्षुषा ॥ ८१ ॥
tathā ratnaiśca navabhirmāsaṃ tu yadi pūjayet | vimuktasarvapāpaughaistāṃ ca paśyati cakṣuṣā || 81 ||
అదేవిధంగా తొమ్మిది రకాల రత్నాలతో ఒక మాసము పూజిస్తే, సమస్త పాపప్రవాహాల నుండి విముక్తుడై ఆ దేవిని తన కన్నులతో దర్శించును।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that sustained, properly resourced worship (here, a month-long puja using nine jewels) purifies accumulated sin and culminates in direct, experiential divine vision (darśana).
Bhakti is presented as disciplined, continuous worship with reverence and offering; its fruit is inner purification and the grace of perceiving the deity directly, not merely as belief but as lived experience.
Ritual pragmatics are emphasized—choice of offerings (ratna), numerical prescription (nine), and time-bound observance (one month)—reflecting a procedural, rule-based approach typical of applied Vedic disciplines used in puja and vrata practice.