Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 81
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
जागरं नियतः कुर्यात्त्रिकालार्चनतत्परः । प्रातः संपूजयेद्देवं पद्मपुष्पैर्मनोरमैः ॥ ८१ ॥
jāgaraṃ niyataḥ kuryāttrikālārcanatatparaḥ | prātaḥ saṃpūjayeddevaṃ padmapuṣpairmanoramaiḥ || 81 ||
Dengan pengendalian diri, hendaklah berjaga (jāgara) dan tekun dalam pemujaan pada tiga waktu sehari; pada waktu pagi, hendaklah menyembah Tuhan dengan bunga teratai yang indah memikat.
Sanatkumāra (in instruction to Nārada on devotional observance)
Vrata: Padmanābha-vrata (contextual continuation)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined wakefulness and consistent three-times-a-day worship as a stabilizing sādhanā that keeps devotion continuous and the mind oriented toward the Lord.
Bhakti is presented as steady practice—regular arcana (ritual worship) and offering pleasing flowers—where love is expressed through punctual, heartfelt service rather than occasional enthusiasm.
It highlights ritual timing and daily observance (kāla-niyama for trikāla-arcana), a practical application of traditional calendrical/astronomical time-reckoning used to structure nitya-pūjā.