Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 55
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
व्रतं तत्रार्चयेद्धीमानादित्यान्द्वादशापि च । धातामित्रोऽर्यमा पूषा शक्रोंऽशो वरुणो भगः ॥ ५५ ॥
vrataṃ tatrārcayeddhīmānādityāndvādaśāpi ca | dhātāmitro'ryamā pūṣā śakroṃ'śo varuṇo bhagaḥ || 55 ||
Dort soll der Verständige das Gelübde ordnungsgemäß vollziehen und auch die zwölf Ādityas verehren: Dhātā, Mitra, Aryamā, Pūṣā, Śakra, Aṁśa, Varuṇa und Bhaga.
Narada
Vrata: Dvādaśa-Āditya-vrata
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames vrata as disciplined dharma supported by devatā-arcana, specifically aligning the observance with the solar order (Ādityas) that sustains ṛta, vitality, and rightful conduct.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent worship (arcana) performed with discernment (dhīmān), where devotion is made concrete through honoring specific divine powers that uphold cosmic and social harmony.
It reflects ritual application (kalpa-style practice): during a vrata one performs prescribed arcana to specific devatās—in this case the twelve Ādityas—showing how liturgical lists guide correct worship.