Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 67
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
पूजयेदपरे चाह्नि होमं कृत्वा द्विजां स्ततः । दध्योदनेन पयसा पायसेन च भोजयेत् ॥ ६७ ॥
pūjayedapare cāhni homaṃ kṛtvā dvijāṃ stataḥ | dadhyodanena payasā pāyasena ca bhojayet || 67 ||
Rồi vào phần cuối của ngày, sau khi cử hành lễ tế lửa (homa) và phụng thờ đúng nghi, người ấy nên thọ thực cúng dường cho các bậc nhị sinh (brāhmaṇa) bằng cơm trộn sữa chua, bằng sữa, và bằng cháo ngọt (pāyasa).
Narada
Vrata: Putra-saptamī (contextual continuation)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that worship is completed not only by homa but also by honoring the learned twice-born through respectful feeding—making the rite fruitful through devotion expressed as service and giving.
Bhakti here is practical: after worship and homa, one serves sanctified food to worthy recipients, treating service (sevā) and generosity as an extension of reverence offered to the divine.
It highlights ritual discipline (kalpa/śrauta-smārta procedure): timing within the day, performing homa, and the prescribed post-rite brahmana-bhojana with specific foods as part of proper observance.