Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 45
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
तथैव स्नापयेद्विप्र घृतप्रस्थेन सादरम् । कृत्वा जागरणं रात्रौ पूजयेत्पूर्ववद्व्रती ॥ ४५ ॥
tathaiva snāpayedvipra ghṛtaprasthena sādaram | kṛtvā jāgaraṇaṃ rātrau pūjayetpūrvavadvratī || 45 ||
हे विप्र! त्याचप्रमाणे एक प्रस्थ तुपाने आदरपूर्वक स्नान घालावे; रात्री जागरण करून व्रती पूर्ववत् पूजन करावे।
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined devotion through ritual purity (abhisheka), reverence (sādara), and sustained remembrance via night-long vigil (jāgaraṇa), culminating in repeated worship.
Bhakti is shown as steady, attentive service: offering valuable substances like ghee, staying awake in dedicated remembrance, and continuing the same worship sequence with consistency.
Ritual procedure and measurement are implied—using a defined unit (prastha) and a prescribed sequence (pūrvavat), reflecting disciplined kalpa-style vrata practice rather than speculative devotion.