Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
एवं यः कुरुते विप्र व्रतं त्रैविक्रमं परम् । सोऽष्टानां नरमेधानां विपापः फलमाप्नुयात् ॥ ५७ ॥
evaṃ yaḥ kurute vipra vrataṃ traivikramaṃ param | so'ṣṭānāṃ naramedhānāṃ vipāpaḥ phalamāpnuyāt || 57 ||
So, o Brāhmaṇa, wer dieses höchste Traivikrama-Gelübde (Traivikrama-vrata) vollzieht, erlangt—sündenfrei—das Verdienst, das man als Frucht von acht naramedha-Opfern bezeichnet.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: Traivikrama-vrata
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates the Traivikrama (Vishnu) vrata as a supreme dharmic practice, declaring that its fruit equals the merit of eight great sacrifices, while emphasizing purity (freedom from sin) through devotional observance.
By presenting a Vishnu-centered vow as yielding extraordinary merit, it frames bhakti expressed through vrata (disciplined worship and observance) as a powerful, accessible means to spiritual upliftment.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: the verse teaches vrata-vidhi and vrata-phala logic—how correctly performed observances are mapped to the merits of classical yajñas in purāṇic dharma teaching.