Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 2
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
चैत्रे तु शुक्लसप्तम्यां बहिः स्नानं समाचरेत् । स्थंडिले गोमयालिप्ते गौरमृत्तिकयास्तृते ॥ २ ॥
caitre tu śuklasaptamyāṃ bahiḥ snānaṃ samācaret | sthaṃḍile gomayālipte gauramṛttikayāstṛte || 2 ||
ในวันสัปตมี ข้างขึ้น เดือนไจตรา พึงอาบน้ำกลางแจ้งโดยสมควร แล้วประกอบพิธีบนพื้นดินที่ทาด้วยมูลวัวและปูด้วยดินสีเหลืองอ่อนตามแบบแผน.
Narada (instructional narration within vrata/ritual context)
Vrata: Saptamī-vrata (Caitra śukla-saptamī; Sūrya context implied from 116.1)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It prescribes a specific tithi-based purification rite: bathing on Caitra-śukla-saptamī in a ritually prepared space, emphasizing śauca (purity) as the foundation for vrata and worship.
By detailing disciplined preparatory acts (snāna and a purified sthaṇḍila), it frames devotion as supported by proper conduct—cleanliness and rule-based observance that make worship and vows spiritually effective.
Kalpa-oriented ritual procedure is implied: tithi timing (Saptamī in Caitra śukla pakṣa) and the practical method of preparing a sacred ground (gomaya-lepana and mṛttikā-āstaraṇa) for rites.