Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
तत्र स्नानं जपो होमो दानं चानंत्यमश्नुते । फाल्गुने तु सिते पक्षे त्रयोदश्यामुपोषितः ॥ ७५ ॥
tatra snānaṃ japo homo dānaṃ cānaṃtyamaśnute | phālgune tu site pakṣe trayodaśyāmupoṣitaḥ || 75 ||
Là, le bain sacré, la récitation (japa), l’offrande au feu (homa) et le don (dāna) confèrent un mérite impérissable. Au mois de Phālguna, durant la quinzaine claire, celui qui jeûne au treizième jour lunaire (Trayodaśī) obtient ce fruit infaillible.
Narada (teaching in a dialogic Purana setting; commonly framed as Narada instructing sages such as Sanatkumara and others)
Vrata: Trayodaśī-upavāsa (within a broader vrata context)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that core dharmic acts—snāna, japa, homa, and dāna—performed in the prescribed sacred setting/time generate “anantya,” i.e., imperishable spiritual merit.
By highlighting japa and vrata (fasting) as disciplined devotional practices, it frames devotion as sustained worship through mantra, purity (snāna), offering (homa), and selfless giving (dāna).
It uses tithi-based timing (Trayodaśī in Phālguna, bright fortnight), reflecting Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga-style calendrical discipline applied to vrata and ritual efficacy.