Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
ततः कल्ये समुत्थाय प्रातः कृत्यं समाप्य च । अष्टोत्तरशतं हुत्वा मध्वाज्यतिलमिश्रितम् ॥ ४६ ॥
tataḥ kalye samutthāya prātaḥ kṛtyaṃ samāpya ca | aṣṭottaraśataṃ hutvā madhvājyatilamiśritam || 46 ||
Depois, ao romper da aurora, levantando-se e concluindo os deveres matinais prescritos, deve oferecer cento e oito oblações (āhuti) com uma mistura de mel, ghee e sementes de sésamo.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada Purana dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined purity—rising at dawn, completing prātaḥ-kṛtya, and sanctifying one’s day through a regulated homa of 108 offerings, aligning the practitioner with dharma and inner steadiness.
Though primarily ritual, it supports bhakti by prescribing a sattvic routine and consecrated offerings; such ordered worship is presented as a practical foundation that steadies the mind for sustained devotion.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the sequence of morning observances and the counted oblations (108), and it also implies time-discipline (proper dawn timing), a key practical aspect of Vedic rite-performance.