The Exposition of the Pratipadā Vrata for the Twelve Months
अस्यामेव प्रतिपदि नवरात्रं समारभेत् । पूर्वाह्णे पूजयेद्देवीं घटस्थापनपूर्वकम् ॥ ३० ॥
asyāmeva pratipadi navarātraṃ samārabhet | pūrvāhṇe pūjayeddevīṃ ghaṭasthāpanapūrvakam || 30 ||
Ngay trong ngày mồng một (pratipad) này, nên khởi sự pháp hành Navarātra. Vào buổi tiền trưa, hãy thờ phụng Nữ Thần, bắt đầu bằng nghi thức an lập bình lễ (ghaṭa-sthāpana).
Sage Nārada (in dialogue with Sanatkumāra tradition)
Vrata: Navarātra
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It establishes the correct sacred timing (Pratipadā) and the proper ritual sequence—beginning Navarātra with ghaṭa-sthāpana—so the vow is undertaken with order, purity, and intended śakti-invocation.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined upāsanā: beginning the vrata on the prescribed day and worshipping Devī with a consecratory act (kalasha/ghaṭa), showing reverent, methodical devotion rather than casual worship.
It reflects Jyotiṣa/kalā (tithi-based timing: Pratipadā, pūrvāhṇa) and Kalpa (ritual procedure: ghaṭa-sthāpana as a prerequisite to pūjā).