Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months
तत्तच्च फलतो लब्ध्वा मोदते तत्प्रसादतः । फाल्गुने शुक्लषष्ठ्यां तु देवं पशुपतिं द्विज ॥ ५० ॥
tattacca phalato labdhvā modate tatprasādataḥ | phālgune śuklaṣaṣṭhyāṃ tu devaṃ paśupatiṃ dvija || 50 ||
وہ وہ پھل پا کر اسی کے فضل سے شادمان ہوتا ہے۔ اے دْوِج! ماہِ پھالگُن کی شُکل شَشٹھی کو دیو پشوپتی کی (پوجا کرنی چاہیے)۔
Narada (instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga dialogue stream)
Vrata: Ṣaṣṭhī observance (Paśupati worship)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that the fruit of a religious observance is ultimately experienced as joy through prasāda (grace), and it fixes a specific sacred time—Phālguna bright sixth—for worship of Paśupati (Śiva).
Bhakti is shown as grace-centered: the devotee attains results and inner delight not merely by effort but through tat-prasāda—divine favor arising from timely, faithful worship.
It reflects calendrical/ritual timing based on tithi (ṣaṣṭhī) and lunar fortnight (śukla pakṣa), a practical application aligned with Jyotiṣa-style sacred timekeeping used in Purāṇic vrata practice.