Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
प्रातः स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य लोकपालान् द्विजोत्तमान् । द्वादशाभ्यर्च्य संभोज्य शक्तितो दक्षिणां ददेत् ॥ ४६ ॥
prātaḥ snātvā samabhyarcya lokapālān dvijottamān | dvādaśābhyarcya saṃbhojya śaktito dakṣiṇāṃ dadet || 46 ||
Am Morgen, nach dem Bad, soll der Beste unter den Zweimalgeborenen die Lokapālas, die Hüter der Welten, sowie die vornehmsten Brāhmaṇas ordnungsgemäß verehren. Dann soll er zwölf Brāhmaṇas ehren und speisen und ihnen eine dakṣiṇā nach seinem Vermögen geben.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames daily dharma as a complete act of purification and merit: morning bathing, worship of cosmic guardians, honoring learned Brāhmaṇas, and sealing the rite with dakṣiṇā given within one’s means.
Bhakti is expressed here through reverent service—worship (arcana), hospitality (bhojana), and charitable giving (dakṣiṇā)—performed with sincerity and proportionality rather than display.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the ordered sequence of snāna, arcana, brāhmaṇa-pūjā/bhojana, and dakṣiṇā as a codified practice of household and ceremonial observance.