The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
सत्कृतो देवतावृंदैर्गोलोकं समवाप्नुयात् । अथ शुक्ल चतुर्थ्यां तु सिद्धवैनायकव्रतम् ॥ २७ ॥
satkṛto devatāvṛṃdairgolokaṃ samavāpnuyāt | atha śukla caturthyāṃ tu siddhavaināyakavratam || 27 ||
Được chư thiên quần tụ tôn kính, người ấy sẽ đạt đến Goloka. Nay, vào ngày Caturthī (mồng bốn) của nửa tháng sáng, xin truyền dạy lời nguyện mang danh Siddha-Vināyaka Vrata.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: Siddha-Vināyaka Vrata
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It states the fruit (phala) of the preceding practice—being honoured by the devas and attaining Goloka—and then transitions to prescribe the Siddha-Vinayaka Vrata to be observed on the bright-fortnight Caturthi.
By linking reverence from the gods and attainment of a divine realm to disciplined observance of a sacred vow, it presents bhakti as expressed through vrata, worship, and faithful timing (tithi-based devotion).
It uses calendrical ritual timing—Śukla Caturthī (tithi)—which aligns with Jyotiṣa-style lunar reckoning employed for vrata observances.