The Exposition of the Pratipadā Vrata for the Twelve Months
चतुर्दशाब्दं देहांतं भुक्तभोगः शिवं व्रजेत् । आश्विने सितपक्षत्यां कृत्वाशोकव्रतं नरः ॥ २७ ॥
caturdaśābdaṃ dehāṃtaṃ bhuktabhogaḥ śivaṃ vrajet | āśvine sitapakṣatyāṃ kṛtvāśokavrataṃ naraḥ || 27 ||
آشوِن کے شُکل پکش کی (مقررہ) تِتھی کو جو شخص اَشوڪ ورت کرتا ہے، وہ چودہ برس تک دنیوی بھوگ بھوگتا ہے؛ اور دِہانت پر شِو کو پا لیتا ہے۔
Narada (teaching in a vrata-phala context; dialogue framed with Sanatkumara tradition in Purva Bhaga)
Vrata: Aśoka-vrata
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It presents a classic vrata-phala teaching: disciplined observance of the Aśoka-vrata at the prescribed Āśvina bright-fortnight time yields both bhoga (worldly fruition) and a higher post-mortem goal—attainment of Śiva.
Bhakti is implied through vow-based worship: performing the Aśoka-vrata with faith and proper timing directs merit toward a personal deity-goal (Śiva), showing how devotional ritual (vrata) becomes a vehicle for spiritual ascent.
Kalā/ritual timing and calendrical discipline (linked to Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa) are central: the month (Āśvina) and bright fortnight tithi specification shows how correct time-selection is treated as essential for ritual efficacy in Narada Purana.