Shloka 38
कुमारिकां ततः प्राप्य समभ्यर्च्य विधानतः । लभते वांछितान्कामाञ्जयेच्छक्रं न संशयः ॥ ३८ ॥
kumārikāṃ tataḥ prāpya samabhyarcya vidhānataḥ | labhate vāṃchitānkāmāñjayecchakraṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 38 ||
پھر کنواری کے پاس جا کر विधان کے مطابق اس کی ارچنا کرے تو مطلوبہ آرزوئیں پوری ہوتی ہیں؛ وہ اندر کو بھی جیت لیتا ہے—اس میں شک نہیں۔
Narada (in a didactic description of a prescribed observance/rite within a tirtha-mahatmya or vrata-vidhi setting)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It emphasizes vidhi—performing worship exactly as enjoined—and teaches that honoring sacred purity (symbolized by kumarī-pūjā) yields powerful phala (results), framed in the Purāṇic idiom of assured boons.
Bhakti here is expressed through reverent, rule-based worship (samabhyarcya vidhānataḥ). The verse links sincere devotional honoring of a worthy object of worship with tangible grace (desired boons), a common Narada Purana motif.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied by “vidhānataḥ”—the importance of performing the rite according to prescribed injunctions, including proper sequence and method of worship.