Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
स्वयं च तन्मितं चाद्यादेवं कुर्याद्व्रतोत्तमम् । द्विसप्तवर्षपर्यंतं तत उद्यापयेत्सुधीः ॥ २७ ॥
svayaṃ ca tanmitaṃ cādyādevaṃ kuryādvratottamam | dvisaptavarṣaparyaṃtaṃ tata udyāpayetsudhīḥ || 27 ||
താനും നിശ്ചിത അളവിൽ ഭുജിച്ച്, അതിനൊത്ത അളവിലുള്ള പങ്ക് മറ്റുള്ളവർക്കും നൽകണം. ഇങ്ങനെ ഈ ഉത്തമ വ്രതം ആചരിക്കണം; പതിനാലു വർഷം കഴിഞ്ഞാൽ ബുദ്ധിമാൻ ഉദ്യാപനം നടത്തണം।
Narada (in dialogue tradition with the Sanatkumara brothers, teaching vrata-vidhi)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames vrata as disciplined self-practice plus regulated giving, and stresses completion through udyāpana—showing that spiritual merit is perfected when a vow is carried through to its proper conclusion.
By emphasizing steady long-term observance and a formal concluding offering, it supports bhakti as sustained commitment—devotion expressed through consistent sacred discipline rather than momentary enthusiasm.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-style vrata-vidhi): measured intake (mita), appropriate distribution/dāna, a fixed duration (fourteen years), and the formal udyāpana that completes the rite.