Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 76
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
जामरं निशि निर्वर्त्य पुनः पूजां समाचरेत् । दद्याद्विप्राय कुडवं मधुनस्तु सदक्षिणम् ॥ ७६ ॥
jāmaraṃ niśi nirvartya punaḥ pūjāṃ samācaret | dadyādviprāya kuḍavaṃ madhunastu sadakṣiṇam || 76 ||
Setelah menyelesaikan ritus malam (jāmara) pada waktu malam, hendaklah dilakukan pemujaan sekali lagi. Berikan kepada seorang Brahmana satu sukatan kuḍava madu sebagai dakṣiṇā (upah suci).
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: Dvadashi-vrata (Padmanabha-focused)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links worship (pūjā) with completion through dāna and dakṣiṇā—showing that devotion is perfected by honoring sacred service and sharing auspicious offerings like honey.
Bhakti here is practical: repeat worship with care and humility, and seal the rite by giving dakṣiṇā to a brāhmaṇa—turning personal devotion into reverent, dharmic action.
Ritual praxis is emphasized: correct sequencing of a night observance and the rule of dakṣiṇā, including a measured quantity (kuḍava), reflecting procedural precision akin to Kalpa (ritual discipline).