Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 78
The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
पुंडरीकाक्षमखिलैरुपचारैस्ततो द्विजान् । भोजयित्वा वरान्नेन दद्यात्तेभ्यस्तु दक्षिणाम् ॥ ७८ ॥
puṃḍarīkākṣamakhilairupacāraistato dvijān | bhojayitvā varānnena dadyāttebhyastu dakṣiṇām || 78 ||
അതിനുശേഷം എല്ലാ ഉപചാരങ്ങളാലും പുണ്ഡരീകാക്ഷൻ (വിഷ്ണു)നെ ആരാധിച്ച്, ദ്വിജന്മാർക്ക് ഉത്തമ അന്നംകൊണ്ട് ഭോജനം കൊടുത്ത് അവർക്കു യഥോചിത ദക്ഷിണ നൽകണം.
Narada (teaching in the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: none (procedural limb of an Ekādaśī/vrata context)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that Vishnu-worship is completed not only by ritual upacāras but also by serving and honoring the dvijas—making devotion concrete through hospitality and charity (dakṣiṇā).
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent service to Vishnu (Puṇḍarīkākṣa) and compassionate service to Vishnu’s devotees/representatives (brāhmaṇas), showing devotion as both worship and selfless giving.
It reflects ritual discipline (kalpa-style procedure): the sequence of upacāra-pūjā, brāhmaṇa-bhojana, and dakṣiṇā as a standard completion step in Vedic-Puranic rites.