Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 12
The Exposition of the Pratipadā Vrata for the Twelve Months
दक्षिणां वेदविदुषे व्रतसंपूर्तिहेतवे । एवं पूजाविशेषेण व्रतं स्यात्सौरिसंज्ञकम् ॥ १२ ॥
dakṣiṇāṃ vedaviduṣe vratasaṃpūrtihetave | evaṃ pūjāviśeṣeṇa vrataṃ syātsaurisaṃjñakam || 12 ||
व्रत पूर्ण होण्यासाठी वेदविद्वानास दक्षिणा द्यावी। अशा या विशेष पूजाविधीने हे व्रत ‘सौरी-व्रत’ या नावाने प्रसिद्ध होते।
Narada
Vrata: Sauri-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that a vow is perfected not only by personal discipline but also by dharmic completion-acts—especially honoring Vedic knowledge through dakṣiṇā—so the vrata becomes ritually and ethically complete.
Bhakti here is expressed as reverent worship (pūjā-viśeṣa) joined with humble giving; devotion is made concrete by honoring those who preserve and transmit Vedic sacred learning.
Ritual pragmatics are emphasized: the correct completion (saṃpūrti) of a vrata includes prescribed dāna/dakṣiṇā to qualified Veda-knowers, reflecting applied dharma and pūjā-vidhi.