The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
एवं तु मासिकं दानं कृत्वा प्राश्य यथाक्रमम् । गोमूत्रं जलमाज्यं वा पक्त्वा शाकं चतुर्विधम् ॥ ८१ ॥
evaṃ tu māsikaṃ dānaṃ kṛtvā prāśya yathākramam | gomūtraṃ jalamājyaṃ vā paktvā śākaṃ caturvidham || 81 ||
ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເມື່ອໄດ້ເຮັດທານປະຈຳເດືອນແລ້ວ ຄວນຮັບປະທານຕາມລຳດັບທີ່ກຳນົດ; ແລະເມື່ອໄດ້ປຸງຜັກດ້ວຍວິທີສີ່ປະການ ໂດຍໃຊ້ນ້ຳປັດສະວະງົວ ຫຼືນ້ຳ ຫຼືກີ (ghee) ຢ່າງໃດຢ່າງໜຶ່ງ ກໍໃຫ້ຮັບປະທານຕາມນັ້ນ।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within a dharma/vrata context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
It links dāna (monthly charity) with disciplined āhāra (regulated food intake), teaching that generosity and purity of conduct together complete a vrata-like observance.
By emphasizing orderly practice—charity followed by restrained, rule-based living—it supports bhakti as a lived discipline where offerings and personal conduct become acts of devotion.
It reflects kalpa-style ritual procedure (a Vedanga-aligned domain of rules for conduct and observance), focusing on sequence (krama) and purity regulations in food preparation.