Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
ततः समाख्याहि हरेर्व्रतानि कृतैश्च यैः प्रीतिमुपैति विष्णुः । ददाति भक्तिं भजतां दयालुर्मुक्तिस्तु तस्या विदिता हि दासी ॥ ७ ॥
tataḥ samākhyāhi harervratāni kṛtaiśca yaiḥ prītimupaiti viṣṇuḥ | dadāti bhaktiṃ bhajatāṃ dayālurmuktistu tasyā viditā hi dāsī || 7 ||
অতএব হে মুনি, হরির ব্রতসমূহ বর্ণনা করুন—যেগুলি পালন করলে বিষ্ণু প্রসন্ন হন। দয়ালু প্রভু ভজনকারীদের ভক্তি দান করেন, আর মুক্তি সেই ভক্তির দাসী বলেই প্রসিদ্ধ।
Narada (requesting instruction from Sanatkumara)
Vrata: Harer-vratāni (general; specific names not given in this verse)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It establishes a key doctrine: Viṣṇu is pleased through Hari’s vratas, and true devotion is the Lord’s gift; mokṣa is not independent but follows bhakti as its attendant result.
Bhakti is presented as both the practice (bhajana) and the grace bestowed by the compassionate Lord; when devotion arises, liberation naturally follows rather than being the primary aim.
The verse emphasizes vrata-dharma (ritual observance and discipline) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; practically, it points to correct performance of vows and worship as the applied framework for cultivating bhakti.