Glory of Puruṣottama: Pañcatīrthī Observance and Narasiṃha Worship
दृष्ट्वा सकृज्ज्येष्ठशुक्लद्वादश्यां पुरुषोत्तमम् । कृतोपवासः प्राप्नोति ततोऽधिकतरं फलम् ॥ ४ ॥
dṛṣṭvā sakṛjjyeṣṭhaśukladvādaśyāṃ puruṣottamam | kṛtopavāsaḥ prāpnoti tato'dhikataraṃ phalam || 4 ||
Увидев хотя бы однажды Пурушоттаму (Господа Вишну) в светлую Двадаши месяца Джйештха, человек, соблюдавший священный пост (упаваса), обретает плод заслуг ещё более великий, чем это.
Narada
Vrata: Dvādaśī-vrata (Puruṣottama-darśana on Jyeṣṭha śukla Dvādaśī)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It elevates a specific sacred time—Jyeṣṭha Śukla Dvādaśī—and teaches that even a single darśana of Puruṣottama, when supported by upavāsa, yields exceptionally high spiritual merit (phala).
Bhakti is expressed through darśana (reverent beholding of the Lord) combined with disciplined observance (upavāsa), showing that devotion is both heartfelt worship and regulated vrata-practice.
Kalā/astronomical time-reckoning used in ritual practice: identifying the lunar month (Jyeṣṭha), the bright fortnight (śukla pakṣa), and the tithi (dvādaśī) to perform a vrata for maximum phala.