Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 53
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
क्षीरेणाढकमानेन स्नापयेद्यस्त्रिविक्तमम् । नमस्त्रिविक्तमायेति पूजयेद्भक्तिसंयुतः ॥ ५३ ॥
kṣīreṇāḍhakamānena snāpayedyastriviktamam | namastriviktamāyeti pūjayedbhaktisaṃyutaḥ || 53 ||
जो एक आढक दुधाने त्रिविक्रम भगवंतास स्नान घालून “नमस्त्रिविक्रमाय” असा मंत्र म्हणत भक्तिभावाने पूजा करतो, तो आध्यात्मिक सिद्धी प्राप्त करतो।
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: Traivikrama-vrata (implied by context)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that sincere devotion expressed through abhiṣeka (ritual bathing) and mantra-based worship of Trivikrama is a direct means of pleasing Vishnu and gaining spiritual merit.
Bhakti is shown as practical and embodied: the devotee offers a pure substance (milk), performs respectful service, and worships with a simple, heartfelt salutation—“namo…”.
Ritual measurement and procedure are implied (use of the unit āḍhaka and the act of snāpana/abhiṣeka), reflecting applied Kalpa (ritual discipline) rather than grammar or astrology.