Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits
समर्प्य देवे भक्त्यैव स मूर्तिं प्रददेद्द्विजे । एवं कृते व्रते विप्र साक्षात्सूर्य इवोदितः ॥ २७ ॥
samarpya deve bhaktyaiva sa mūrtiṃ pradadeddvije | evaṃ kṛte vrate vipra sākṣātsūrya ivoditaḥ || 27 ||
Setelah mempersembahkannya kepada Tuhan semata-mata dengan bhakti, hendaklah dia kemudian menghadiahkan arca itu kepada seorang brāhmaṇa. Apabila nazar ini dilaksanakan demikian, wahai brāhmaṇa, dia bersinar laksana Surya sendiri yang baru terbit.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in a vrata-vidhi sequence)
Vrata: none (same vrata sequence; not explicitly named)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It teaches that a vow becomes spiritually potent when worship (samarpana) is completed with devotion and sealed with selfless giving (dāna), producing a luminous, purifying result likened to the Sun’s radiance.
Bhakti is presented as the essential inner force—“bhaktyaiva”—that sanctifies the ritual act; the devotee offers to the Lord and then relinquishes ownership by gifting the mūrti, expressing surrender rather than mere transaction.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-style vrata-vidhi) is implied: proper completion of an observance includes offering to the deity and prescribed dāna to a qualified dvija, reflecting traditional dharma-śāstra practice rather than grammar or astrology.