Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months
विधूय चेहपापानि व्रजेद्विष्णोः परं पदम् । उक्तं मातृव्रतं चात्र भैरवेण समन्विताः ॥ ५ ॥
vidhūya cehapāpāni vrajedviṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam | uktaṃ mātṛvrataṃ cātra bhairaveṇa samanvitāḥ || 5 ||
اسی زندگی میں جمع شدہ گناہوں کو جھاڑ کر انسان وشنو کے اعلیٰ ترین دھام کو پاتا ہے۔ یہاں بھیرَو کے ساتھ وابستہ ماتೃ ورت کا بیان بھی کیا گیا ہے۔
Narada (summarizing teachings to the Sanatkumara brothers in an anukramaṇikā-style listing)
Vrata: Mātṛ-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states the fruit of disciplined observance: sins are removed in this life, and the practitioner reaches Viṣṇu’s supreme abode—linking ethical purification (pāpa-kṣaya) with mokṣa-oriented devotion.
By presenting attainment of Viṣṇu’s highest state as the goal of a vowed observance (vrata), it frames devotion as practical, embodied worship that purifies the heart and culminates in Viṣṇu-bhakti’s ultimate result.
The verse chiefly reflects Kalpa/ritual discipline (vrata-vidhi) rather than technical Vedāṅgas like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa; its practical takeaway is that regulated observance and purity practices are central to dharma and spiritual progress.