Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
द्रोणक्षीरेण देवेशं स्नापयेद्भक्तिंसंयुतः । जागरं तत्र कर्त्तव्यं त्रिकालार्चनसंयुतम् ॥ ५० ॥
droṇakṣīreṇa deveśaṃ snāpayedbhaktiṃsaṃyutaḥ | jāgaraṃ tatra karttavyaṃ trikālārcanasaṃyutam || 50 ||
Avec bhakti, qu’on baigne Devēśa, le Seigneur des dieux, d’une mesure droṇa de lait. Là, il faut aussi veiller (jāgara), en y joignant l’adoration aux trois temps du jour.
Narada (teaching vrata and worship procedure, in dialogue context with Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none (part of a Dvādaśī/Vaiṣṇava worship regimen implied by surrounding verses)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that ritual offerings (like milk-abhiṣeka) become spiritually potent when joined with bhakti, and that sustained attentiveness—jāgara with trikāla worship—deepens the vow’s sacred focus.
Bhakti is made primary: the bathing of the Lord is not presented as mere ceremony, but as an act explicitly to be done “bhakti-saṃyutaḥ,” supported by continuous remembrance through vigil and repeated daily worship.
Ritual time-keeping and procedure are highlighted: trikāla-arcana requires correct division of the day (kāla-viveka) and disciplined performance of worship sequences—practical liturgical knowledge used in Purāṇic vrata-vidhi.