Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 84
The Narration of the Trayodaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
स्वयं भुंजीत मतिमानिष्टैः सह समाहितः । एवं कृते व्रते विप्र निर्धनः प्राप्य वैभवम् ॥ ८३ ॥
svayaṃ bhuṃjīta matimāniṣṭaiḥ saha samāhitaḥ | evaṃ kṛte vrate vipra nirdhanaḥ prāpya vaibhavam || 83 ||
ပညာရှိသူသည် စိတ်တည်ငြိမ်စွာထား၍ မိမိချစ်ခင်သူများနှင့်အတူ မိမိလက်ဖြင့် ကိုယ်တိုင် စားသုံးရမည်။ ဤသို့ ဗြတ (သစ္စာအကျင့်) ကို ပြုလုပ်ပြီးလျှင် ဆင်းရဲသော ဗြာဟ္မဏတောင်မှ စည်းစိမ်နှင့် ကြွယ်ဝမှုကို ရရှိလိမ့်မည်။
Narada (teaching in the Narada Purana dialogue tradition; instruction-style verse within the vrata context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that a vow (vrata) becomes spiritually effective when performed with inner composure (samādhāna) and disciplined conduct, culminating in a mindful, orderly completion—bringing both dharmic merit and worldly stability.
While not naming a deity here, the verse reflects bhakti-oriented vrata culture: sincerity, self-restraint, and a peaceful mind are emphasized as the inner offering that supports devotional observances and their fruits.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-style vrata discipline) is implied: the regulated manner of concluding an observance—mental composure, proper eating, and orderly conduct—reflects practical dharma-śāstra application rather than grammar or astrology.