Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
एवं यः कुरुते विप्र व्रतं त्रैविक्रमं परम् । सोऽष्टानां नरमेधानां विपापः फलमाप्नुयात् ॥ ५७ ॥
evaṃ yaḥ kurute vipra vrataṃ traivikramaṃ param | so'ṣṭānāṃ naramedhānāṃ vipāpaḥ phalamāpnuyāt || 57 ||
Wahai vipra, demikianlah siapa yang melaksanakan vrata Traivikrama yang luhur ini, ia menjadi bebas dari dosa dan meraih pahala yang dikatakan setara dengan delapan naramedha yajña.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: Traivikrama-vrata
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates the Traivikrama (Vishnu) vrata as a supreme dharmic practice, declaring that its fruit equals the merit of eight great sacrifices, while emphasizing purity (freedom from sin) through devotional observance.
By presenting a Vishnu-centered vow as yielding extraordinary merit, it frames bhakti expressed through vrata (disciplined worship and observance) as a powerful, accessible means to spiritual upliftment.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: the verse teaches vrata-vidhi and vrata-phala logic—how correctly performed observances are mapped to the merits of classical yajñas in purāṇic dharma teaching.