Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 64
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
इति मंत्रेण दत्वाऽर्घ्यं विप्रान्भोज्य चतुर्द्दश । रौप्यां सुदक्षिणां दत्वा विसृज्याश्नीत च स्वयम् ॥ ६४ ॥
iti maṃtreṇa datvā'rghyaṃ viprānbhojya caturddaśa | raupyāṃ sudakṣiṇāṃ datvā visṛjyāśnīta ca svayam || 64 ||
Après avoir offert l’arghya avec ce mantra, qu’il nourrisse quatorze brāhmaṇas; puis, ayant donné une noble dakṣiṇā d’argent, qu’il les congédie avec respect et qu’ensuite il prenne lui-même sa nourriture.
Narada (teaching in a ritual-instruction context)
Vrata: Daśamī-vrata (contextual; chapter on dvādaśa-māsa-sthita-daśamī)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches the proper completion of a religious observance: honoring the sacred with arghya, sustaining dharma through feeding brāhmaṇas, sealing the rite with dakṣiṇā, and only then partaking of food oneself—showing humility, gratitude, and orderly ritual closure.
While primarily ritual, it supports bhakti through reverential action—offering with mantra, serving the learned and priestly community, and practicing self-restraint (eating after service). Such disciplined honoring of sacred duty is presented as devotion expressed in conduct.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the sequence of arghya with mantra, brahmana-bhojana, dakṣiṇā (here specified as silver), formal dismissal (visarjana), and the performer’s concluding meal—key elements of correct rite performance.