The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits
इति श्रीबृहन्नारदीयपुराणे पूर्वभागे बृहदुपाख्याने चतुर्थपादे द्वादशमासद्वितीयाव्रतनिरूपणं नामैकादशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः ॥ १११ ॥
iti śrībṛhannāradīyapurāṇe pūrvabhāge bṛhadupākhyāne caturthapāde dvādaśamāsadvitīyāvratanirūpaṇaṃ nāmaikādaśādhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 111 ||
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீ ப்ருஹந்நாரதீய புராணத்தின் பூர்வபாகத்தில், ப்ருஹதுபாக்யானத்தின் நான்காம் பாதத்தில், ‘த்வாதசமாச-த்விதீயா-வ்ரத நிரூபணம்’ எனும் நூற்று பதினொன்றாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
Sūta (traditional Purāṇic colophon/closing formula; not a spoken dialogue verse)
Vrata: Dvādaśa-māsa Dvitīyā-vrata (chapter title reference)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
This is a colophon verse that formally seals the completion of Adhyāya 111, indicating that the Purāṇa has finished presenting the “second twelve-month vrata,” and preserving the text’s ritual and chapter structure for accurate transmission.
Indirectly: by closing a chapter devoted to a long-form vrata, it frames sustained, disciplined observance as a devotional method—typical of Purāṇic bhakti where vows and worship support remembrance and dedication to the deity.
It highlights ritual organization and textual indexing rather than a specific Vedāṅga; the key practical takeaway is the structured presentation of a dvādaśa-māsa (twelve-month) vow within the Purāṇa’s chapter system.