Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 101
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
अस्यां संकर्षणं देवं गंधाद्यैरुपचारकैः । पूजयेत्सततं भक्त्या सर्वस्याभयदं परम् ॥ १०१ ॥
asyāṃ saṃkarṣaṇaṃ devaṃ gaṃdhādyairupacārakaiḥ | pūjayetsatataṃ bhaktyā sarvasyābhayadaṃ param || 101 ||
Dalam amalan ini, hendaklah seseorang sentiasa memuja Dewa Saṅkarṣaṇa dengan bhakti, melalui upacara layanan seperti persembahan harum-haruman dan yang seumpamanya—Dia Yang Maha Utama, pemberi ketakutan-lenyap (abhaya) kepada semua.
Narada (teaching in a didactic context, traditionally within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue flow)
Vrata: none (within the described observance tied to Mahādvādaśī context)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that steadfast worship of Saṅkarṣaṇa (a Viṣṇu-form) through devotional ritual service leads to the supreme fruit of “abhaya”—inner and outer fearlessness grounded in divine refuge.
Bhakti is shown as sustained, continual worship (satatam) expressed through loving upacāras—fragrance and other offerings—where devotion is the essential attitude and the ritual is its embodied expression.
Ritual application is implied through proper upacāra-sequence (kalpa-oriented practice): offering gandha and related services in a disciplined pūjā method, emphasizing correct procedure alongside devotion.