Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 50
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
येषां राष्ट्रे पुरे ग्रामे क्रियते शांतिरुत्तमा । नीराजनाभिधा विप्र तद्रोगा यांति संक्षयम् ॥ ५० ॥
yeṣāṃ rāṣṭre pure grāme kriyate śāṃtiruttamā | nīrājanābhidhā vipra tadrogā yāṃti saṃkṣayam || 50 ||
ഹേ വിപ്രാ! ഏത് രാജ്യത്തോ നഗരത്തിലോ ഗ്രാമത്തിലോ ‘നീരാജന’ എന്ന പേരിലുള്ള ഉത്തമ ശാന്തികര്മ്മം നടത്തപ്പെടുന്നുവോ, അവിടെയുള്ള രോഗങ്ങള് ക്ഷയിച്ച് നശിക്കുന്നു।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: Nīrājana-śānti (uttamā śānti)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents Nīrājana as an ‘uttamā śānti’—a high-grade pacificatory rite whose dhārmic performance restores harmony in a community, leading to the decline of collective afflictions such as disease.
Though framed as a śānti-ritual result, it assumes reverent, faith-filled performance (śraddhā and auspicious intention) for the welfare of all—an applied form of bhakti expressed as service and prayer for societal well-being.
It highlights Kalpa (ritual procedure) within the Vedāṅgas—specifically śānti-prayoga (pacification rites) conducted for public protection and the mitigation of disease.