Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 39
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
दारापत्यसुहृद्भृत्यरेवं कृत्वा व्रत नरः । साक्षाद्गोकमाप्नोति विमानवरमास्थितः ॥ ३९ ॥
dārāpatyasuhṛdbhṛtyarevaṃ kṛtvā vrata naraḥ | sākṣādgokamāpnoti vimānavaramāsthitaḥ || 39 ||
ഭാര്യ, മക്കൾ, സുഹൃത്തുകൾ, സേവകർ എന്നിവരോടൊപ്പം ഇങ്ങനെ വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്നവൻ, ശ്രേഷ്ഠ വിമാനം അധിരോഹിച്ച് സാക്ഷാൽ ഗോകുലലോകം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു।
Narada (teaching within the Narada Purana’s instructional dialogue tradition, commonly framed with the Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It states the phala (result) of properly completing a vrata: the devotee gains an exalted post-mortem destination—Gokuloka/Goloka—symbolizing purity, devotion, and divine proximity.
By emphasizing shared observance with one’s household, it portrays vrata as lived bhakti—devotion expressed through disciplined practice and collective participation, leading to a Vishnu-aligned divine realm.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: performing a vrata in the prescribed manner and completing it correctly is presented as the key practical takeaway, even though no specific Vedanga technique is named in this verse.