द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
पुत्रं सर्वगुणोपेतमिच्छद्भिर्विविधं सुखम् । गोपाष्टमीति संप्रोक्ता कार्तिके धवले दले ॥ ८० ॥
putraṃ sarvaguṇopetamicchadbhirvividhaṃ sukham | gopāṣṭamīti saṃproktā kārtike dhavale dale || 80 ||
Ai mong cầu một người con đầy đủ mọi đức hạnh và muôn bề an lạc, hãy hành trì lễ nguyện gọi là Gopāṣṭamī, được tuyên dạy là rơi vào bạch bán nguyệt của tháng Kārttika.
Narada (teaching in a vrata/observance context; dialogue frame traditionally with Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: Gopāṣṭamī-vrata
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
It links a specific Kārttika observance—Gopāṣṭamī—with the cultivation of auspicious outcomes (phala), especially virtuous progeny and well-being, emphasizing vrata as a dharmic means of aligning personal wishes with sacred time.
By recommending a named holy-day observance in Kārttika, the verse implies devotion expressed through disciplined worship and vow-keeping; such bhakti-shaped conduct is presented as a cause for both inner merit and outward harmony in life.
Kalpa (ritual discipline) and traditional calendrical timing are implicit: the verse specifies the month (Kārttika) and the bright fortnight (śukla pakṣa), showing how observances are fixed by sacred calendar conventions.