Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 48
The Account of the Third-day Vow Observed through the Twelve Months
Tṛtīyā-vrata
वंशपात्राणि पंचैव सूत्रैः संवेष्टितानि च । सिंदूरं जीरकं चैव सौभाग्यद्रव्यसंयुतम् ॥ ४८ ॥
vaṃśapātrāṇi paṃcaiva sūtraiḥ saṃveṣṭitāni ca | siṃdūraṃ jīrakaṃ caiva saubhāgyadravyasaṃyutam || 48 ||
دھاگوں سے لپیٹے ہوئے بانس کے پانچ برتن تیار کیے جائیں؛ اور ساتھ ہی سندور، زیرہ اور سَوبھاگیہ بخشنے والے مَنگل دَرویہ بھی شامل ہوں۔
Narada (instructional narration within the ritual/procedural context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It specifies consecrated ritual materials—thread-wrapped bamboo vessels and auspicious substances—showing that inner intention is supported by precise, dharmic preparation of external offerings.
Bhakti here is expressed through careful, reverent arrangement of offerings; attention to prescribed items becomes a disciplined form of service (seva) that supports devotional worship.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) in practice—enumerating required materials and their preparation (wrapping with threads), a hallmark of applied Vedic ritual know-how.