Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
सोपवासो वैकभक्तो भोजयित्वा द्विजोत्तमान् । चतुर्द्दशततस्तेभ्यः शक्त्या दद्याच्च दक्षिणाम् ॥ ३ ॥
sopavāso vaikabhakto bhojayitvā dvijottamān | caturddaśatatastebhyaḥ śaktyā dadyācca dakṣiṇām || 3 ||
ウパヴァーサ（断食）を行い、一度だけ食を受け、最上の再生者（バラモン）に食を施すべきである。その後、力に応じて、ダクシナー（謝礼の布施）を千四百（単位）ほど与えよ。
Suta (narrating Narada Purana teachings; vrata/dāna injunction in the Narada tradition)
Vrata: Daśamī-vrata (continuation of Daśamī observance instructions)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames vrata as a complete discipline: self-restraint (upavāsa/eka-bhakta), service (feeding worthy Brahmins), and generosity (dakṣiṇā), making austerity fruitful through dharma and dāna.
By prescribing fasting and charitable feeding, it channels personal restraint into offerings and service—core bhakti attitudes—where devotion is expressed through disciplined living and honoring sacred recipients.
Ritual procedure and dāna-dakṣiṇā norms (kalpa-oriented practice) are implied: the vrata’s observances, proper feeding of qualified recipients, and giving ‘according to śakti’ as a regulated, scriptural act.