Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 90
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
अभ्यर्च्य गंधपुष्पाद्यैर्दद्याद्वेदविदे द्विज । द्विषट्कसंख्यान्विप्रांश्च भोजयित्वा च दक्षिणाम् ॥ ९० ॥
abhyarcya gaṃdhapuṣpādyairdadyādvedavide dvija | dviṣaṭkasaṃkhyānviprāṃśca bhojayitvā ca dakṣiṇām || 90 ||
गंध, पुष्प इत्यादींनी पूजन करून वेदज्ञ द्विज ब्राह्मणास दान द्यावे. तसेच बारा ब्राह्मणांना भोजन घालून दक्षिणाही अर्पण करावी.
Narada
Vrata: Dvadashi-related observance (continuation of the rite)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links pūjā (worship) with dāna (charity): devotion is completed by honoring Veda-knowing Brāhmaṇas through feeding and dakṣiṇā, turning ritual into meritorious dharma.
Bhakti is expressed not only through offerings like flowers and fragrance, but also through service and generosity—supporting those who preserve Vedic knowledge as an act of reverence.
It emphasizes ritual procedure (kalpa-oriented practice): proper worship, prescribed numbers for feeding (twelve), and giving dakṣiṇā as a necessary completion of the rite.