Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 90
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
कृष्णाष्टम्यां तु माघस्य भद्रकालीं समर्चयेत् । भक्तितो वैरिवृन्दघ्नीं सर्वकामप्रदायिनीम् ॥ ९० ॥
kṛṣṇāṣṭamyāṃ tu māghasya bhadrakālīṃ samarcayet | bhaktito vairivṛndaghnīṃ sarvakāmapradāyinīm || 90 ||
ในวันกฤษณอัษฏมีแห่งเดือนมาฆะ พึงบูชาพระแม่ภัทรกาลีด้วยภักติ—พระนางผู้ทำลายหมู่ศัตรู และประทานความปรารถนาทั้งปวงให้สำเร็จ.
Narada (teaching in the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It recommends a time-specific sādhana—worship of Bhadrakālī on Māgha Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī—presenting Devi as both protective (destroyer of hostile forces) and beneficent (giver of desired results) when approached with bhakti.
The verse makes the inner disposition primary: Bhadrakālī is to be worshiped “bhaktitaḥ” (with devotion), indicating that sincere devotional intent is central to the efficacy of ritual worship.
It uses tithi- and month-based timing (Kṛṣṇāṣṭamī in Māgha), reflecting practical calendrical/astronomical application aligned with Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga) for scheduling rites.