Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
व्रती द्विजाय तत्पश्चादेकभक्तं समाचरेत् । व्रतेनानेन संतुष्टो देवदेवस्त्रिविक्रमः ॥ १८ ॥
vratī dvijāya tatpaścādekabhaktaṃ samācaret | vratenānena saṃtuṣṭo devadevastrivikramaḥ || 18 ||
त्यानंतर व्रतीने ब्राह्मणाला (यथोचित) देऊन, एकभक्त—दिवसातून एकदाच भोजन—असे आचरण करावे। या व्रताने देवाधिदेव त्रिविक्रम प्रसन्न होतात।
Narada
Vrata: Dvādaśī-vrata (Trivikrama-focused; continuation/conclusion step)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined vrata-practice—especially restraint in food and honoring the dvija—directly pleases Viṣṇu as Trivikrama, showing that devotion is strengthened through regulated living and dharmic giving.
Bhakti here is expressed as practical devotion: adopting ekabhakta (one meal a day) as a vow-discipline and supporting a brāhmaṇa, indicating that sincere austerity and reverence are offerings that satisfy the Lord.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented vrata procedure) is implied: the regulated observance of ekabhakta and the prescribed act of giving/serving a dvija as part of a vow’s proper performance.