Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits
समर्प्य देवे भक्त्यैव स मूर्तिं प्रददेद्द्विजे । एवं कृते व्रते विप्र साक्षात्सूर्य इवोदितः ॥ २७ ॥
samarpya deve bhaktyaiva sa mūrtiṃ pradadeddvije | evaṃ kṛte vrate vipra sākṣātsūrya ivoditaḥ || 27 ||
L’ayant offert au Seigneur par la seule dévotion, qu’il donne ensuite cette effigie à un brāhmaṇa. Ainsi accompli ce vœu, ô brāhmaṇa, il resplendit tel le Soleil lui-même, tout juste levé.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a vrata-vidhi sequence)
Vrata: none (same vrata sequence; not explicitly named)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that a vow becomes spiritually potent when worship (samarpana) is completed with devotion and sealed with selfless giving (dāna), producing a luminous, purifying result likened to the Sun’s radiance.
Bhakti is presented as the essential inner force—“bhaktyaiva”—that sanctifies the ritual act; the devotee offers to the Lord and then relinquishes ownership by gifting the mūrti, expressing surrender rather than mere transaction.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-style vrata-vidhi) is implied: proper completion of an observance includes offering to the deity and prescribed dāna to a qualified dvija, reflecting traditional dharma-śāstra practice rather than grammar or astrology.