नारद उवाच । किं व्रतं किं तपः प्रोक्तं ब्रह्मन्ब्रूहि सविस्तरम् । सुप्ते देवे मया कार्यं कृतं यच्च महाफलम्
nārada uvāca | kiṃ vrataṃ kiṃ tapaḥ proktaṃ brahmanbrūhi savistaram | supte deve mayā kāryaṃ kṛtaṃ yacca mahāphalam
نارد نے کہا: اے برہمن! کون سا ورت اور کون سی تپسیا مقرر کی گئی ہے؟ مجھے تفصیل سے بتائیے۔ جب دیو یوگ نیدرا میں ہوں تو میں کون سی سادھنا کروں جو بڑا پھل دے؟
Nārada
Listener: Brahmā
Scene: Nārada, with vīṇā and matted locks, respectfully questions Brahmā seated on a lotus; in the background, cosmic ocean imagery hints at Viṣṇu’s yoganidrā (Ananta-śayana) as the seasonal motif.
Seek clarity on the right vow and austerity, especially for spiritually potent periods like Cāturmāsya.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it introduces a vrata discussion within the Tīrthamāhātmya setting.
It asks for a prescription: what to do during the period described as “the Lord asleep” (supte deve), i.e., Cāturmāsya observances.