The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
माघे तु कृष्णसप्तम्यां व्रतं सर्वाप्तिसंज्ञकम् । समुपोष्य दिने तस्मिन्सम्पूज्यादित्यबिम्बकम् ॥ ५६ ॥
māghe tu kṛṣṇasaptamyāṃ vrataṃ sarvāptisaṃjñakam | samupoṣya dine tasminsampūjyādityabimbakam || 56 ||
Vào tháng Māgha, nhằm ngày Kṛṣṇa-saptamī (mồng bảy nửa tháng tối), nên thọ trì giới nguyện gọi là “Sarvāpti” (thành tựu mọi mục đích). Trong ngày ấy, hãy giữ chay trọn vẹn và chí thành lễ bái đĩa mặt trời—hình tượng của Āditya (Thần Mặt Trời).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Narada Purana dialogue frame)
Vrata: Sarvāpti-vrata
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It prescribes a specific tithi-based vrata in Māgha—fasting on kṛṣṇa-saptamī and worshipping the Sun—presented as a disciplined means to accomplish comprehensive life-goals (sarvāpti), combining self-restraint (upavāsa) with focused devotion (pūjā).
Bhakti is expressed here as concrete worship (sampūjā) directed to Āditya’s visible form (bimba), supported by austerity (fasting). The verse emphasizes devotion that is embodied in ritual practice and timed according to sacred lunar days.
It highlights calendrical discipline—tithi observance (kṛṣṇa-saptamī) and month specification (Māgha)—which aligns with Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga (Vedic time-reckoning) as applied to vrata-vidhi and ritual scheduling.