Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 43
The Exposition of the Ṣaṣṭhī-vrata Observed Through the Twelve Months
रविवारेण संयुक्ता तथा शतभिषान्विता । यदि चेत्सा समुद्दिष्टा चंपाह्वा मुनिसत्तम ॥ ४३ ॥
ravivāreṇa saṃyuktā tathā śatabhiṣānvitā | yadi cetsā samuddiṣṭā caṃpāhvā munisattama || 43 ||
Bạch bậc thánh hiền tối thượng, nếu nàng được mô tả là kết hợp với ngày Chủ nhật và lại tương ứng với sao Śatabhiṣā, thì nàng được chỉ định mang danh ‘Campā’.
Sanatkumara (addressing Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It preserves a traditional identifier: auspicious time-markers (weekday and nakṣatra) are used to indicate a specific sacred designation/name, reflecting the Purāṇic integration of Jyotiṣa with dharmic classification.
Indirectly: by systematizing sacred names and time-signatures, it supports correct observance and remembrance practices (smaraṇa) that often accompany devotional rites, even though the verse itself is technical rather than emotive bhakti instruction.
Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa: the use of weekday (Ravi-vāra) and nakṣatra (Śatabhiṣā) as technical markers for identifying or classifying a named entity (‘Campā’).