Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
इति मंत्रेण दत्वाऽर्घ्यं विप्रान्भोज्य चतुर्द्दश । रौप्यां सुदक्षिणां दत्वा विसृज्याश्नीत च स्वयम् ॥ ६४ ॥
iti maṃtreṇa datvā'rghyaṃ viprānbhojya caturddaśa | raupyāṃ sudakṣiṇāṃ datvā visṛjyāśnīta ca svayam || 64 ||
Nachdem man mit diesem Mantra das Arghya dargebracht hat, soll man vierzehn Brāhmaṇas speisen; dann, nachdem man eine vortreffliche silberne Dakṣiṇā gegeben hat, soll man sie ehrerbietig entlassen und danach selbst essen.
Narada (teaching in a ritual-instruction context)
Vrata: Daśamī-vrata (contextual; chapter on dvādaśa-māsa-sthita-daśamī)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches the proper completion of a religious observance: honoring the sacred with arghya, sustaining dharma through feeding brāhmaṇas, sealing the rite with dakṣiṇā, and only then partaking of food oneself—showing humility, gratitude, and orderly ritual closure.
While primarily ritual, it supports bhakti through reverential action—offering with mantra, serving the learned and priestly community, and practicing self-restraint (eating after service). Such disciplined honoring of sacred duty is presented as devotion expressed in conduct.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the sequence of arghya with mantra, brahmana-bhojana, dakṣiṇā (here specified as silver), formal dismissal (visarjana), and the performer’s concluding meal—key elements of correct rite performance.