Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 37
The Exposition of the Pratipadā Vrata for the Twelve Months
सायं गोभिः सह श्रीमद्गोवर्द्धनधराधरम् । समर्च्य दक्षिणीकृत्य भुक्तिमुक्ती समाप्नुयात् ॥ ३७ ॥
sāyaṃ gobhiḥ saha śrīmadgovarddhanadharādharam | samarcya dakṣiṇīkṛtya bhuktimuktī samāpnuyāt || 37 ||
Am Abend soll man zusammen mit den Kühen den ruhmreichen Herrn — den Erheber Govardhanas, die Stütze der Erde — ordnungsgemäß verehren; und nachdem man die vorgeschriebene Dakṣiṇā dargebracht hat, erlangt man sowohl weltlichen Wohlstand als auch Befreiung.
Suta (traditionally narrating Narada Purana’s teaching in summary form; aligned with Narada’s instruction on Vishnu worship)
Vrata: Govardhana-pūjā / Annakūṭa-associated observance (implicit)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that sincere evening worship of Govardhana-dhara (Vishnu/Krishna), performed with reverence toward cows and completed with dakṣiṇā, yields both dharmic prosperity (bhukti) and the highest aim, liberation (mukti).
Bhakti is shown as reverent, concrete worship—honouring Krishna as Govardhana-lifter, serving sacred beings like cows, and offering dakṣiṇā—where devotion is not merely inner feeling but expressed through disciplined, loving ritual that culminates in moksha.
The verse reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the timing (evening worship), the presence of auspicious ritual associations (cows), and the completion of worship with dakṣiṇā—key elements of correct Vedic-Puranic observance.