Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 113
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
य इदं श्रृणुयाद्विप्र द्वादशीव्रतमुत्तमम् । वाचयेद्वापि स नरो वाजपेयफलं लभेत् ॥ ११३ ॥
ya idaṃ śrṛṇuyādvipra dvādaśīvratamuttamam | vācayedvāpi sa naro vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet || 113 ||
हे विप्र! जो हा उत्तम द्वादशी-व्रत ऐकतो किंवा त्याचे पठणही करतो, तो नर वाजपेय यज्ञासमान फळ प्राप्त करतो.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: Dvādaśī-vrata
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It elevates śravaṇa (hearing) and pāṭha (recitation/teaching) of the Dvādaśī-vrata to the level of a major Vedic soma-sacrifice, showing that sincere devotional engagement can yield great spiritual merit.
By declaring that merely hearing or reciting the vrata teaching grants vast fruit, it highlights bhakti-sādhana through attentive listening and sharing sacred narratives/observances rather than relying only on expensive ritual performance.
Ritual discipline (kalpa/prayoga in the sense of vrata-vidhi) is implied: the verse stresses correct observance and transmission (vācayet) of the Dvādaśī-vrata instructions as a means to accrue yajña-like merit.