Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
प्रातः स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य लोकपालान् द्विजोत्तमान् । द्वादशाभ्यर्च्य संभोज्य शक्तितो दक्षिणां ददेत् ॥ ४६ ॥
prātaḥ snātvā samabhyarcya lokapālān dvijottamān | dvādaśābhyarcya saṃbhojya śaktito dakṣiṇāṃ dadet || 46 ||
Pada pagi hari setelah mandi suci, yang terbaik antara golongan dwija hendaklah memuja para Lokapāla, para penjaga alam, serta para Brāhmaṇa yang utama. Kemudian, setelah memuja dua belas Brāhmaṇa dan menjamu mereka, hendaklah ia memberikan dakṣiṇā (pemberian kehormatan) menurut kemampuannya.
Narada
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames daily dharma as a complete act of purification and merit: morning bathing, worship of cosmic guardians, honoring learned Brāhmaṇas, and sealing the rite with dakṣiṇā given within one’s means.
Bhakti is expressed here through reverent service—worship (arcana), hospitality (bhojana), and charitable giving (dakṣiṇā)—performed with sincerity and proportionality rather than display.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure): the ordered sequence of snāna, arcana, brāhmaṇa-pūjā/bhojana, and dakṣiṇā as a codified practice of household and ceremonial observance.