Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months
नैवेद्यं विपचेद्वीमान्श्यामाकाद्यैरकृष्टकैः । तन्निवेद्य विसृज्येमान्स्वयं चाद्यात्तदेव हि ॥ ३९ ॥
naivedyaṃ vipacedvīmānśyāmākādyairakṛṣṭakaiḥ | tannivedya visṛjyemānsvayaṃ cādyāttadeva hi || 39 ||
应以未耕种之谷物，如舍摩迦等，烹制供献（naivedya），奉于毗湿奴圣座。供毕，当令其得解脱（放归），而行者自身亦当食用同一供食。
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches a sattvic, non-possessive mode of worship: prepare a simple offering from naturally available grains, offer it to Viṣṇu, then let it be released/shared, and finally accept the same as prasāda—training humility, purity, and devotion.
Bhakti here is expressed through uncomplicated, sincere naivedya—offering first to Viṣṇu and then receiving it as His grace (prasāda). The emphasis is on devotion and purity of means rather than luxury.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-style discipline) is implied: proper preparation of naivedya, the sequence of offering (nivedana), subsequent visarjana/distribution, and consuming only after offering—core practical rules of devotional observance (vrata/niyama).
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