Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 36
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
घृतप्रस्थेन यो विष्णुं द्वादश्यां स्नापयेन्नरः । कुलकोटियुतो राजन्सायुज्यं लभते हरेः ॥ ३६ ॥
ghṛtaprasthena yo viṣṇuṃ dvādaśyāṃ snāpayennaraḥ | kulakoṭiyuto rājansāyujyaṃ labhate hareḥ || 36 ||
Wahai Raja, lelaki yang memandikan Tuhan Viṣṇu pada Dvādaśī dengan ghee sebanyak satu prastha, menjadi diberkati dengan keturunan berbilang krore dan mencapai sāyujya—penyatuan sempurna dengan Hari.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada; addressing a King as 'rājan')
Vrata: Dvādaśī observance (Vaiṣṇava tithi)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It teaches that a specific Dvādaśī act of devotion—bathing Viṣṇu with ghee as abhiṣeka—combines ritual purity with bhakti and culminates in sāyujya-mokṣa, presenting devotion as a direct means to liberation.
Bhakti is shown as concrete service to Hari on an auspicious tithi (Dvādaśī). The offering (ghee-abhiṣeka) is not merely transactional; it is a focused act of surrender and reverence that leads to intimate proximity/union with Viṣṇu (sāyujya).
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa (tithi-based observance) are implied: the rite is performed as an abhiṣeka (kalpa) specifically on Dvādaśī determined by the lunar calendar (jyotiṣa).