Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
ततोऽन्वहं महालक्ष्मीं गंधाद्यैरर्च्चयेद्व्रती । यावत्कृष्णाष्टमी तत्र चरेदुद्यापनं सुधीः ॥ ५७ ॥
tato'nvahaṃ mahālakṣmīṃ gaṃdhādyairarccayedvratī | yāvatkṛṣṇāṣṭamī tatra caredudyāpanaṃ sudhīḥ || 57 ||
จากนั้นผู้ถือพรตพึงบูชามหาลักษมีทุกวันด้วยเครื่องหอมและเครื่องสักการะอื่น ๆ ครั้นถึงกฤษณาษฏมีแล้ว ผู้มีปัญญาพึงประกอบพิธีอุทยาปนะ คือพิธีปิดท้ายพรตนั้น।
Narada (teaching in the Narada Purana dialogue context)
Vrata: Mahālakṣmī-vrata
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined daily devotion to Mahālakṣmī and teaches that a vow becomes spiritually complete only when it is properly concluded through udyāpana at the prescribed time.
Bhakti here is expressed as consistent, day-by-day pūjā with tangible offerings (gandha and related upacāras), culminating in a formal completion that reflects sincerity, gratitude, and ritual integrity.
It highlights calendrical and ritual precision—knowing the tithi (Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī) and applying correct vrata procedure (daily arcana and udyāpana), aligning practice with traditional dharma-śāstric timing.