Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 87
Rādhā-sambaddha-mantra-vyākhyā
Rādhā-Related Mantras Explained
ध्यात्वैवं पूजयेन्नित्यक्किन्नां नित्यां स्वशक्तिभिः । पुण्या चतुर्थी गदिता नित्याक्किन्नाह्वया मुने ॥ ८७ ॥
dhyātvaivaṃ pūjayennityakkinnāṃ nityāṃ svaśaktibhiḥ | puṇyā caturthī gaditā nityākkinnāhvayā mune || 87 ||
如是观想之后，应依自身能力，日日礼拜供养常恒之女神尼提亚克林那（Nityāklinnā）。此在月相第四日之功德行持，噢圣贤，已被宣说名为“尼提亚克林那”。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a vrata-vidhi context)
Vrata: Nityāklinnā (Caturthī observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames a Caturthī observance as inherently meritorious and emphasizes that dhyāna (meditative recollection) followed by pūjā is the core spiritual method.
Bhakti is expressed through mindful worship—first internal contemplation (dhyātvā), then external offering (pūjā)—performed sincerely even if only “according to one’s capacity” (svaśakti).
It relies on calendrical/ritual timing through the tithi system—specifically Caturthī—showing applied vrata practice governed by lunar day observance.
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