Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
स्वास्तृतां तत्र शय्यां तु कृत्वात्र श्रीयुतं हरिम् । संस्थाप्य मंडपं पुष्पैस्तदुपर्प्युपकल्पयेत् ॥ ११ ॥
svāstṛtāṃ tatra śayyāṃ tu kṛtvātra śrīyutaṃ harim | saṃsthāpya maṃḍapaṃ puṣpaistaduparpyupakalpayet || 11 ||
அங்கே நன்கு விரிக்கப்பட்ட படுக்கையை அமைத்து, அதன்மேல் ஸ்ரீ (லக்ஷ்மி) உடன் கூடிய ஹரியை நிறுவி, மண்டபத்தை அமைத்து, அதன் மேல் மலர்களை அர்ப்பணமாகச் சீரமைக்க வேண்டும்।
Narada
Vrata: Madana-Dvādaśī-vrata (procedural continuation)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes upacāra-bhakti—devotion expressed through careful preparation and honoring the Lord (Hari) with Śrī, showing reverence through a clean, beautiful, and properly arranged worship space.
Bhakti here is enacted as loving service: preparing a seat/couch for the deity, installing Hari with Lakṣmī, and offering flowers—external acts that cultivate inner surrender and attentiveness.
Ritual procedure and correct arrangement (kalpa/prayoga-style discipline) is implied—how to set the maṇḍapa, perform installation (saṃsthāpana), and offer flowers as prescribed worship steps.