Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
पात्राणि च ददेद्भक्त्या विष्णुर्मे प्रीयतामिति । द्वादश्यां तु नभःशुक्ले श्रीधरं पूजयेद्व्रती ॥ २१ ॥
pātrāṇi ca dadedbhaktyā viṣṇurme prīyatāmiti | dvādaśyāṃ tu nabhaḥśukle śrīdharaṃ pūjayedvratī || 21 ||
Dengan bhakti, hendaklah diberikan bejana-bejana (sebagai sedekah), sambil berdoa: “Semoga Viṣṇu berkenan kepadaku.” Dan pada Dvādaśī terang bulan dalam bulan Nabhas (Śrāvaṇa), orang yang berikrar hendaklah menyembah Śrīdhara (Viṣṇu).
Narada
Vrata: Dvādaśī-vrata (Vaiṣṇava; Śrīdhara-pūjā on Nabhas/Śrāvaṇa)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that devotional intention (bhakti-bhāva) sanctifies ritual action: giving gifts while dedicating the act to Viṣṇu, and worshipping Śrīdhara on an auspicious Dvādaśī, are presented as direct means to gain the Lord’s pleasure.
Bhakti appears here as both inner prayer (“May Viṣṇu be pleased with me”) and outer practice—dāna (charitable giving) and pūjā (worship) performed by a vratī, showing devotion expressed through disciplined observance and dedication of merit to Viṣṇu.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (tithi/month timing) are implied: the verse specifies the Dvādaśī tithi and the bright fortnight of Nabhas (Śrāvaṇa) as the proper ritual time for worship, reflecting vrata-based calendrical observance.