Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 49
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
अदित्यां कश्यपाज्जज्ञे मित्रो नामा दिवाकरः । अतोऽस्यां पूजनं तस्य यथोक्तविधिना द्विज ॥ ४९ ॥
adityāṃ kaśyapājjajñe mitro nāmā divākaraḥ | ato'syāṃ pūjanaṃ tasya yathoktavidhinā dvija || 49 ||
จากพระอทิติ โดยฤษีกัศยป ได้บังเกิดพระทิวากรนามว่า ‘มิตระ’; เพราะฉะนั้น โอ้ทวิชะ ในวันนี้พึงบูชาท่านตามพิธีที่กล่าวไว้
Narada
Vrata: Mitra-vrata (contextual continuation)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It grounds Sun-worship (Sūrya-upāsanā) in sacred genealogy—Mitra (the Sun) as the divine birth of Aditi and Kaśyapa—thereby making the rite spiritually authoritative and dharmic when done by the prescribed method.
It presents bhakti as disciplined reverence: devotion is not only feeling but also proper pūjā done “yathokta-vidhi,” honoring the deity’s revealed identity (Mitra/Divākara) and worshiping with scriptural fidelity.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through “yathokta-vidhi,” pointing to correct performance rules for pūjā; the address to a dvija also signals orthodox, text-governed ritual practice.