Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 83
The Explanation of the Twelve-Month Caturthī Vrata
पूज्याश्चाविधवा नार्यस्तथा विप्राः सुशोभनाः । सौभाग्यवृद्धये देयो भोक्तव्यं बंधुभिः सह ॥ ८३ ॥
pūjyāścāvidhavā nāryastathā viprāḥ suśobhanāḥ | saubhāgyavṛddhaye deyo bhoktavyaṃ baṃdhubhiḥ saha || 83 ||
Nên tôn kính những phụ nữ không góa chồng, và cũng tôn kính các vị brāhmaṇa xứng đáng, thanh cao. Để tăng trưởng phúc lộc, hãy bố thí, và dùng phần thực phẩm đã được gia trì cùng với bà con thân thuộc.
Narada (in instruction/exposition within the Purva Bhaga narrative frame)
Vrata: Gaurī-vrata (context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that auspiciousness (saubhāgya) grows through dharmic social conduct: honoring respectable women and brāhmaṇas, giving dāna, and sharing sanctified food in a harmonious family setting.
By emphasizing reverence, charity, and shared prasad-like भोजन, it supports bhakti as lived dharma—serving devotees and the virtuous (especially brāhmaṇas) and maintaining auspicious, sattvic household practices.
Primarily kalpa (ritual procedure) and dharma-prayoga: guidelines for dāna and communal bhojana as part of meritorious rites intended to increase auspiciousness.