Adhyaya 190
Chapter 190: Akhaṇḍa-dvādaśī-vrata (The Unbroken Dvādaśī Vow)
अग्निर्वसिष्ठं प्रति अखण्डद्वादशीव्रतं व्रतसम्पूर्णतारूपं शिक्षयति। मार्गशीर्षशुक्लद्वादश्यां विष्णोः पूजनं कृत्वा पञ्चगव्यजलेन स्नात्वा शुद्धिद्रव्यं विधिवत् प्राश्य उपवासं कुर्यात्। द्वादश्यां दानप्रधानं कर्म—यव-तण्डुलपूरितं पात्रं ब्राह्मणाय दद्यात्। व्रती विष्णुं प्रार्थयते—सप्तजन्मसु सञ्चितानां व्रतानामपूर्णतां भगवन् पूरय, पुरूषोत्तमे विश्वस्य अखण्डत्वं प्रतिष्ठाप्य। मासिकव्रतानि चातुर्मास्यं च निर्दिश्य मासविशेषे शक्तुपात्रादिदानं कथ्यते। श्रावणात् आरभ्य कार्त्तिकान्ते पारणपर्यन्तं कालशुद्धिं बोधयति; दोषाः सप्तजन्मपर्यन्तं प्रतिध्वनन्ति, सम्यगनुष्ठाने दीर्घायुः आरोग्यं श्रीः राज्यं भोगाश्च लभ्यन्ते।
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Frequently Asked Questions
It is explicitly framed as a rite for vrata-sampūrṇatā—making vows complete and ‘unbroken,’ including repairing deficiencies believed to persist across seven births through Viṣṇu’s grace.
Fasting on bright Mārgaśīrṣa Dvādaśī for Viṣṇu, bathing in pañcagavya-water and partaking of it, and giving a brāhmaṇa a vessel containing barley and rice on Dvādaśī.
The votary’s prayer links personal vow-completion to the cosmic ‘unbroken wholeness’ of the universe identified with Puruṣottama (Viṣṇu), making ritual integrity a mirror of ontological unity.
The course is described as beginning in Śrāvaṇa and reaching pāraṇa at the end of Kārttika, aligning with the Cāturmāsya-related discipline and its closure.
Long life, freedom from disease, good fortune, sovereignty/kingship, and enjoyments (along with similar prosperities) are stated as outcomes.