Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
ततः संपूज्य गंधाद्यैर्व्रती जागरणं निशि । नृत्यवादित्रगीताद्यैस्ततः प्रातः परेऽहनि ॥ १२ ॥
tataḥ saṃpūjya gaṃdhādyairvratī jāgaraṇaṃ niśi | nṛtyavāditragītādyaistataḥ prātaḥ pare'hani || 12 ||
പിന്നീട് ഗന്ധാദി ഉപചാരങ്ങളാൽ യഥാവിധി പൂജിച്ച്, വ്രതധാരി രാത്രിയിൽ ജാഗരണം നടത്തണം—നൃത്തം, വാദ്യം, ഗാനം മുതലായവയോടെ; തുടർന്ന് അടുത്ത ദിവസം പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ (വ്രതകർമ്മം) പൂർത്തിയാക്കണം।
Narada
Vrata: Madana-Dvādaśī-vrata (procedural continuation)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It emphasizes that a vrata is not only an external ritual but a sustained devotional discipline—worship with offerings, followed by night-long wakeful remembrance expressed through sacred arts, culminating in dawn observances.
Bhakti is shown as continuous engagement: offering worship (upacāra) and then keeping the mind fixed through jāgaraṇa supported by gīta, vāditra, and nṛtya—forms of kīrtana-like devotion that keep awareness on the Lord through the night.
Ritual timing and procedure are highlighted—night vigil (niśi jāgaraṇa) and next-day dawn continuation (prātaḥ pare ’hani), aligning the vrata with proper kāla (time) discipline central to practical dharma-ritual observance.