Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months
श्रावणे मासि विप्रेन्द्र यः कुर्यान्नक्तभोजनम् । पक्षयोरुपवासं वा कौमारीं चंडिकां यजेत् ॥ १३ ॥
śrāvaṇe māsi viprendra yaḥ kuryānnaktabhojanam | pakṣayorupavāsaṃ vā kaumārīṃ caṃḍikāṃ yajet || 13 ||
اے برہمنوں کے سردار! ماہِ شراون میں جو رات کو ہی بھوجن کرنے کا ورت رکھے، یا دونوں پکشوں میں اُپواس کرے، وہ کُوماری روپ والی چنڈیکا کی پوجا کرے۔
Narada
Vrata: Kaumārī-vrata (implied by subsequent verses; here the observance is introduced)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It prescribes Śrāvaṇa-month austerities—night-only eating or fortnight-long fasting—paired with worship of Caṇḍikā (Kaumārī), presenting disciplined vrata as a means to accumulate puṇya and divine grace.
Bhakti here is expressed through regulated living (naktabhojana/upavāsa) and focused worship (yajet) of the deity-form Kaumārī Caṇḍikā, showing devotion as both inner resolve and outer ritual practice.
It applies calendrical discipline—observance tied to the lunar month Śrāvaṇa and the two pakṣas—reflecting practical Jyotiṣa-style timekeeping used to time vratas and worship.