Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
The Narration of the Navamī Vow Observed Across the Twelve Months
ब्राह्मणश्रेष्टः सर्वासामाधिपत्येऽभिषेचिता । तस्मात्तां पूजयेच्चात्र सोपवासो जितेंद्रियः ॥ ७ ॥
brāhmaṇaśreṣṭaḥ sarvāsāmādhipatye'bhiṣecitā | tasmāttāṃ pūjayeccātra sopavāso jiteṃdriyaḥ || 7 ||
برہمنوں کے سردار نے اسے سب پر اقتدار کے لیے ابھشیک سے سرفراز کیا ہے۔ اس لیے یہاں روزہ رکھ کر اور حواس کو قابو میں رکھ کر اس کی پوجا کرنی چاہیے۔
Narada (teaching in the Purva-bhaga narrative frame, traditionally within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)
Vrata: Mātṛ-vrata / Bhadrakālī-Yoginī worship (contextual)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that worship becomes spiritually potent when paired with vrata-like discipline—fasting (upavāsa) and control of the senses (jitendriya)—rather than being a mere external act.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent pūjā offered with inner restraint; devotion is validated by self-regulation and sincerity, not only by ritual performance.
The verse emphasizes ritual discipline (prayoga/ācāra) central to Purāṇic worship practice—fasting rules and sense-restraint as practical components of a vrata.