Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Māsopavāsa (Month-long Fast) and Repeated Parāka Observances: Procedure and Fruits
ततः संस्नापयेद्विष्णुं पूर्ववत्प्रयतोऽर्चयेत् । ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेच्छक्त्या भक्तियुक्तः सदक्षिणम् ॥ ११ ॥
tataḥ saṃsnāpayedviṣṇuṃ pūrvavatprayato'rcayet | brāhmaṇānbhojayecchaktyā bhaktiyuktaḥ sadakṣiṇam || 11 ||
അതിനുശേഷം മുൻവിധിപ്രകാരം ഭഗവാൻ വിഷ്ണുവിനെ സ്നാനിപ്പിച്ച്, നിയന്ത്രിതനായി അവനെ ആരാധിക്കണം. ഭക്തിയോടെ തന്റെ ശേഷിയനുസരിച്ച് ബ്രാഹ്മണരെ ഭോജനിപ്പിച്ച് യഥോചിത ദക്ഷിണയും നൽകണം.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames Viṣṇu-pūjā as complete only when inner devotion is joined with disciplined ritual—bathing and worship of the deity—followed by compassionate service to brāhmaṇas through भोजन (feeding) and dakṣiṇā.
Bhakti here is not merely emotion; it is expressed through careful worship (arcana) and humble giving (dakṣiṇā) according to one’s means, making devotion practical, ethical, and socially sustaining.
Ritual application aligned with Kalpa (procedural discipline of worship): performing deity-snana, arcana “as prescribed,” and concluding with appropriate hospitality and gifting, all according to capacity (śaktyā).