Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
त्रिकालं पूजयेद्भक्त्या महालक्ष्म्या समन्वितम् । पुनः कल्ये समुत्थाय कृत्वा कर्म यथोचितम् ॥ १९ ॥
trikālaṃ pūjayedbhaktyā mahālakṣmyā samanvitam | punaḥ kalye samutthāya kṛtvā karma yathocitam || 19 ||
With devotion, one should worship (the Lord) at the three junctions of the day, together with Mahālakṣmī. Then again, rising at dawn, one should perform one’s duties in the proper manner.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links devotion (bhakti) with disciplined daily conduct: worship at the three daily junctures sustains remembrance of the Divine, and proper dawn-rising reinforces dharma through orderly performance of one’s prescribed duties.
Bhakti here is not occasional; it is structured as regular trikāla worship, honoring the Lord together with Mahālakṣmī, so devotion becomes continuous through the rhythm of the day.
Ritual timing and rule-based practice are emphasized—performing worship at prescribed times (linked to sandhyā divisions) and doing karma “yathocitam,” i.e., according to injunctions and proper procedure.