Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits
तदन्ते देवभवने निवेश्य च यथाविधि । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेच्चैव व्रतस्यास्य प्रपूर्तये ॥ १२ ॥
tadante devabhavane niveśya ca yathāvidhi | brāhmaṇānbhojayeccaiva vratasyāsya prapūrtaye || 12 ||
À la fin de l’observance, après avoir installé selon la règle (la divinité/le rite) dans le sanctuaire, qu’on nourrisse aussi les brāhmaṇas, afin que ce vœu soit mené à parfaite accomplissement.
Narada (teaching in a vrata-vidhi context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that a vow is not considered fully perfected merely by personal austerity; it is completed through prescribed worship and by honoring sacred representatives of Vedic dharma (Brāhmaṇas) with hospitality.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined service: concluding the observance with proper temple-centered worship and respectful offering (bhojana) that treats the vow as an act of devotion, not just self-effort.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is emphasized through the phrase yathāvidhi—performing the concluding rites in the correct, rule-based manner, including the customary Brahmana-feeding that completes the vrata.