Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
The Account of the Third-day Vow Observed through the Twelve Months
Tṛtīyā-vrata
केशवं तु सलक्ष्मीकं सस्त्रीके तु द्विजेऽर्चयेत् । भोजनैः सुरभीदानैर्वस्त्रैश्चापि विभूषणैः ॥ १९ ॥
keśavaṃ tu salakṣmīkaṃ sastrīke tu dvije'rcayet | bhojanaiḥ surabhīdānairvastraiścāpi vibhūṣaṇaiḥ || 19 ||
គួរបូជាព្រះកេសវៈជាមួយព្រះលក្ខ្មី ដោយគោរពបូជាព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍ម្នាក់ជាមួយភរិយារបស់គាត់ ហើយថ្វាយអាហារ អំណោយគោទឹកដោះ សម្លៀកបំពាក់ និងគ្រឿងអលង្ការ។
Narada (teaching within the Narada Purana’s instructional dialogue, traditionally framed around Narada’s transmission to the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
The verse teaches that devotion to Keśava is expressed not only through image-worship but also through dharmic honoring of a worthy brāhmaṇa household, making charity (dāna) an extension of Viṣṇu–Lakṣmī worship.
Bhakti here is practical and relational: worship of Keśava-with-Lakṣmī is fulfilled by service, hospitality, and gifts—acts that cultivate humility, gratitude, and generosity as devotional disciplines.
It reflects kalpa/ritual-practice principles: the method of arcana (honoring worship-worthy persons) and prescribed dānas such as anna-dāna, go-dāna (surabhī-dāna), and vastra-dāna as components of a correct Vaiṣṇava ritual observance.