Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
लंबोदराय बदरीं धत्तूरं हरसूनवे । शूर्पकर्णाय तुलसीं वक्रतुंडाय शिंबिजम् ॥ ३२ ॥
laṃbodarāya badarīṃ dhattūraṃ harasūnave | śūrpakarṇāya tulasīṃ vakratuṃḍāya śiṃbijam || 32 ||
ถวายผลพุทราแด่ลัมโบดระ ถวายธัตตูระแด่โอรสแห่งหระ ถวายตุลสีแด่ศูรปกรณะ และถวายศิมพิจัมแด่วักรตุณฑะ
Narada (within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue frame, presenting ritual/offerings list)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches devatā-viśeṣa upacāra—matching specific offerings to specific divine forms—so worship becomes attentive, faithful, and aligned with traditional ritual propriety.
Bhakti is expressed through concrete acts of reverent service (arcana), where the devotee offers fitting items to the deity’s named forms, cultivating remembrance and personal connection.
It reflects kalpa-style ritual application (procedural knowledge of worship/offerings), showing how textual tradition guides practical pūjā through prescribed upacāras.