Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 95
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
शीतले त्वं जगन्माता शीतले त्वं जगत्पिता । शीतले त्वं जगद्वात्री शीतलायै नमोनमः ॥ ९५ ॥
śītale tvaṃ jaganmātā śītale tvaṃ jagatpitā | śītale tvaṃ jagadvātrī śītalāyai namonamaḥ || 95 ||
โอ ศีตลา พระองค์คือมารดาแห่งโลก; โอ ศีตลา พระองค์คือบิดาแห่งโลก. โอ ศีตลา พระองค์คือผู้เลี้ยงดูค้ำจุนโลก—ขอนอบน้อมแด่ศีตลาซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า
Narada (hymn/praise as part of the narrative instruction)
Vrata: Śītalā-aṣṭamī (contextual)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents Śītalā as the complete cosmic caregiver—mother, father, and nurse—teaching that divine protection and nurture can be approached through single-pointed praise and surrender (namo namaḥ).
Bhakti here is expressed through direct address, repetition, and total attribution of all support to the deity—recognizing Śītalā as the source of care and offering continual salutations as a devotional practice.
Primarily chandas/poetic usage and mantra-style repetition: the refrain-like “śītale… śītale…” and “namo namaḥ” illustrates stotra composition and liturgical recitation rather than a technical Vedanga such as Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa.