Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
दारापत्यसुहृद्भृत्यरेवं कृत्वा व्रत नरः । साक्षाद्गोकमाप्नोति विमानवरमास्थितः ॥ ३९ ॥
dārāpatyasuhṛdbhṛtyarevaṃ kṛtvā vrata naraḥ | sākṣādgokamāpnoti vimānavaramāsthitaḥ || 39 ||
A man who thus performs the vow together with his wife, children, friends, and servants attains directly the divine world of the cows, seated in an excellent celestial chariot.
Narada (teaching within the Narada Purana’s instructional dialogue tradition, commonly framed with the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states the phala (result) of properly completing a vrata: the devotee gains an exalted post-mortem destination—Gokuloka/Goloka—symbolizing purity, devotion, and divine proximity.
By emphasizing shared observance with one’s household, it portrays vrata as lived bhakti—devotion expressed through disciplined practice and collective participation, leading to a Vishnu-aligned divine realm.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: performing a vrata in the prescribed manner and completing it correctly is presented as the key practical takeaway, even though no specific Vedanga technique is named in this verse.