Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months
एवं कृत शिवार्चस्तु नरो नार्यथवा मुने । इह भुक्त्वा वरान्भोगानन्ते शिवगतिं लभेत् ॥ ५४ ॥
evaṃ kṛta śivārcastu naro nāryathavā mune | iha bhuktvā varānbhogānante śivagatiṃ labhet || 54 ||
ดูก่อนมุนี ไม่ว่าชายหรือหญิง ผู้บูชาพระศิวะดังนี้ ย่อมเสวยสุขอันประเสริฐในโลกนี้ และในที่สุดย่อมบรรลุศิวคติ คือภาวะอันสูงสุดแห่งพระศิวะ
Narada (teaching, addressing a sage interlocutor as 'mune')
Vrata: Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata (contextual; chapter-level)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states the fruit (phala) of properly performed Śiva-worship: prosperity and refined enjoyments in life, culminating in attaining Śiva’s supreme destination—linking ritual devotion with both worldly welfare and final liberation.
Bhakti is presented as practical worship (arcana) accessible to all—men and women alike—where sincere devotion expressed through ritual leads to grace, first as upliftment in life and ultimately as spiritual attainment.
The verse functions as a phala-shruti typical of ritual sections, implying correct performance of arcana (kalpa/ritual procedure). It does not directly teach a Vedanga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa, but supports the Kalpa-oriented idea that properly executed worship yields defined results.