Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 29
The Exposition of the Pratipadā Vrata for the Twelve Months
व्रतांते द्वादशे वर्षे मूर्तिं चाशोकशाखिनः । समर्प्य गुरवे भक्त्या शिवलोके महीयते ॥ २९ ॥
vratāṃte dvādaśe varṣe mūrtiṃ cāśokaśākhinaḥ | samarpya gurave bhaktyā śivaloke mahīyate || 29 ||
À l’achèvement du vœu, la douzième année, après avoir offert avec bhakti à son guru une mūrti liée à l’arbre aśoka, on est honoré et glorifié dans le monde de Śiva (Śivaloka).
Narada (teaching within a vrata-phala section, in dialogue framework with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that long-term disciplined observance (a twelve-year vrata) culminates in a devotional act of offering to the guru, and that such bhakti-yukta completion yields an exalted posthumous state—honor in Śivaloka.
Bhakti is shown as the decisive inner quality: the offering is not merely ritual completion, but an act done “with devotion” to the guru, making the vrata spiritually efficacious and leading to divine honor.
Ritual procedure and timing are implied—completion “in the twelfth year” reflects kalpa-style vrata-vidhi (practical dharma/ritual science), emphasizing correct observance and proper concluding offering (guru-samarpana).