Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
एवंकृत्वा व्रतं सम्यगश्रीयाद्बन्धुभिः सह । अश्वमेघ सहस्राणां द्विगुणं फलमश्नुते ॥ ८५ ॥
evaṃkṛtvā vrataṃ samyagaśrīyādbandhubhiḥ saha | aśvamegha sahasrāṇāṃ dviguṇaṃ phalamaśnute || 85 ||
এইদৰে বিধিপূৰ্বক ব্ৰত সম্পন্ন কৰি, আত্মীয়-বন্ধুসকলৰ সৈতে সমাপন কৰিব; তেতিয়া সহস্ৰ অশ্বমেধ যজ্ঞৰ ফলতকৈ দ্বিগুণ ফল লাভ কৰে॥ ৮৫ ॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none (context: a vrata just described in surrounding verses)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates sincere, correctly completed vrata-practice as a powerful dharmic path, declaring its merit to surpass even grand Vedic sacrifices when done with proper completion and intent.
By praising the fruit of a vrata, the verse supports the Purāṇic model where disciplined observance—often centered on devotion and purity—can yield immense spiritual merit without requiring royal-scale sacrifices.
Ritual procedure is emphasized: a vrata must be performed samyak (correctly) and properly concluded (aśrīyāt), reflecting applied kalpa-style discipline (practical ritual conduct) even within a Purāṇic teaching.