Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
The Exposition of the Saptamī Vow Observed Across Twelve Months
Saptamī-vrata-prakāśana
एवं संपूज्य होमं तु घृतेनाष्टशतं चरेत् । सूर्यस्याष्टाष्ट चान्येषां प्रदद्यादाहुतीः क्रमात् ॥ ८ ॥
evaṃ saṃpūjya homaṃ tu ghṛtenāṣṭaśataṃ caret | sūryasyāṣṭāṣṭa cānyeṣāṃ pradadyādāhutīḥ kramāt || 8 ||
Như vậy, sau khi phụng thờ đúng pháp, hãy cử hành lễ hỏa cúng, dâng bơ ghee tám trăm lần. Rồi theo thứ tự, hãy dâng các oblation—sáu mươi bốn phần cho Thần Mặt Trời, và cũng như thế cho các vị khác.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined worship through exact counts and sequence in homa, teaching that devotion (pūjā) is strengthened when ritual action (āhuti) is performed with order (krama) and steadiness.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent, methodical worship—first honoring the deity, then offering repeated āhutis. The precision of offerings reflects single-pointed attention and sincerity rather than casual practice.
It highlights kalpa-style ritual procedure: prescribed numbers (aṣṭaśata, aṣṭāṣṭa) and ordered sequencing (krama) of oblations, a key feature of Vedic ritual science used in yajña and homa practice.