Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
Māsopavāsa (Month-long Fast) and Repeated Parāka Observances: Procedure and Fruits
वर्षान्ते वेदविदुषे गां प्रदद्यात्स दक्षिणाम् । भोजयेद्वब्राह्माणांस्तत्र द्वादशैव विधानतः । शक्त्या च दक्षिणां दद्याद्रूह्यण्याभरणानि च ॥ १३ ॥
varṣānte vedaviduṣe gāṃ pradadyātsa dakṣiṇām | bhojayedvabrāhmāṇāṃstatra dvādaśaiva vidhānataḥ | śaktyā ca dakṣiṇāṃ dadyādrūhyaṇyābharaṇāni ca || 13 ||
वर्षअखेरीस वेदविद्वानास दक्षिणेसह एक गाय दान द्यावी. तेथे विधिपूर्वक नेमके बारा ब्राह्मणांना भोजन घालावे. तसेच शक्तीनुसार अधिक दक्षिणा व सुवर्ण-रौप्याचे दागिनेही द्यावेत.
Narada (instructional discourse within Dharma/ritual-giving context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
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It frames year-end charity as a dharmic act that sustains Vedic learning: gifting a cow with dakṣiṇā and feeding twelve brāhmaṇas is presented as a disciplined, rule-based offering that purifies the giver and supports sacred knowledge.
Though expressed as dāna-vidhi, it supports bhakti through seva—honoring Veda-knowers and serving brāhmaṇas is treated as devotional service that aligns one’s resources and conduct with dharma, a foundation for steady Vishnu-bhakti in Purāṇic ethics.
The emphasis on “vidhānataḥ” (according to procedure) reflects ritual discipline associated with Kalpa (Vedāṅga of ritual practice), including correct numbers (twelve brāhmaṇas), proper dakṣiṇā, and context-specific giving.