Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 63
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
श्रावणस्य सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यामुपवासकृत् । क्षीरेण मधुमिश्रेण स्नापयेच्छ्रीधरं व्रती ॥ ६३ ॥
śrāvaṇasya site pakṣe dvādaśyāmupavāsakṛt | kṣīreṇa madhumiśreṇa snāpayecchrīdharaṃ vratī || 63 ||
श्रावण शुद्ध पक्षातील द्वादशीस व्रती उपवास करून मधुमिश्रित दुधाने श्रीधर (विष्णु) यांचे स्नान घालावे।
Narada
Vrata: Śrīdhara-vrata (Dvādaśī-oriented milk-abhiṣeka observance; specific name not stated in the verse)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It prescribes a Śukla-Dvādaśī vrata in Śrāvaṇa, emphasizing purification (upavāsa) and loving service (abhiṣeka) to Śrīdhara as a direct act of Viṣṇu-bhakti.
Bhakti is shown as practical worship: self-restraint through fasting and intimate, reverential service by bathing Viṣṇu with auspicious offerings (milk and honey), expressing surrender and affection.
Kalā/ritual timing is implied through tithi-based observance (Dvādaśī in Śrāvaṇa Śukla-pakṣa), reflecting traditional calendrical discipline used in vrata-vidhi.