Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
कृतोपवासो वैकाशी निशीथेऽपूपकादिभिः । दशदिक्षु बलिं दद्याद् गृहद्वापि पुराद्ब्रहिः ॥ ३२ ॥
kṛtopavāso vaikāśī niśīthe'pūpakādibhiḥ | daśadikṣu baliṃ dadyād gṛhadvāpi purādbrahiḥ || 32 ||
Setelah menyelesaikan puasa dan berjaga di malam hari, pada tengah malam hendaknya mempersembahkan bali dengan kue apūpa dan sejenisnya ke sepuluh penjuru—di ambang pintu rumah atau di luar kota.
Narada (in instruction to the Sanatkumara tradition/dialogue context)
Vrata: Sārvabhauma-vrata (contextual continuation)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that a vrata is completed not only by fasting but also by disciplined night-vigil and a respectful offering to the cosmic directions/guardians, harmonizing one’s household space with dharmic order.
By prescribing wakeful remembrance and humble offerings after fasting, it frames devotion as steady practice—self-restraint (upavāsa) joined with reverent giving (bali) as an act of worship.
Ritual timing and procedure are emphasized—especially niśītha (midnight) observance and dik-bali (directional offering), reflecting applied kalpa/ritual discipline rather than grammar or astrology.