Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 54
The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
उपचारैः षोडशभिः पौरुषेणापि सूक्ततः । संभोज्य विप्रान्विसृजेद्दक्षिणाभिः प्रतोषितान् ॥ ५४ ॥
upacāraiḥ ṣoḍaśabhiḥ pauruṣeṇāpi sūktataḥ | saṃbhojya viprānvisṛjeddakṣiṇābhiḥ pratoṣitān || 54 ||
ഷോഡശോപചാരങ്ങളാൽ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ആരാധിച്ച്, പൗരുഷ സൂക്തം യഥാവിധി പാരായണം ചെയ്ത്, ബ്രാഹ്മണരെ ഭോജിപ്പിച്ച് ദക്ഷിണ നൽകി തൃപ്തിപ്പെടുത്തി യാത്രയാക്കണം।
Narada (teaching in a didactic context within the Purva Bhaga; dialogue framework commonly with Sanatkumara lineage)
Vrata: Bodhinī-vrata (contextual sequence)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that a rite is completed not only by worship and mantra-recitation but also by honoring sacred learning through feeding Brahmanas and giving dakṣiṇā—an act that seals the sacrifice with gratitude and dharmic generosity.
Bhakti is expressed as reverent service: worship through ṣoḍaśopacāra, Vedic praise through the Pauruṣa Sūkta, and compassionate giving. Devotion becomes concrete through respectful hospitality and charity offered in a sacred spirit.
It reflects ritual procedure (Kalpa) and correct application of mantra/hymn (linked with Śikṣā and Vyākaraṇa in practice): the proper sequence—upacāra, sūkta-recitation, bhojana, and dakṣiṇā—used to conclude ceremonies.