Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 93
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
शुक्लाष्टम्यां फाल्गुनस्य शिवं चापि शिवां द्विज । गंधाद्यैः सम्यगभ्यर्च्य सर्वसिद्धीश्वरो भवेत् ॥ ९३ ॥
śuklāṣṭamyāṃ phālgunasya śivaṃ cāpi śivāṃ dvija | gaṃdhādyaiḥ samyagabhyarcya sarvasiddhīśvaro bhavet || 93 ||
噢，二次生者，于法尔古那月明半第八日，若以香料等如法供奉湿婆与湿婆女神（Śivā），则能成为一切悉地（成就）的主宰。
Narada (teaching in a vrata/ritual context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links precise sacred timing (Phālguna Śukla Aṣṭamī) with disciplined worship of the divine couple (Śiva and Śivā), teaching that correct observance and reverent offerings can culminate in siddhi—spiritual efficacy and accomplished power.
Bhakti here is expressed as careful, loving pūjā—worshipping Śiva together with Śivā using respectful upacāras like fragrance—showing devotion as embodied practice aligned with dharmic time (tithi).
It highlights calendrical and ritual precision—identifying an auspicious tithi (Śukla Aṣṭamī) in a specific lunar month (Phālguna), reflecting Jyotiṣa-style time-reckoning applied to vrata and pūjā procedure.