Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
आश्विने मासिशुक्लायां द्वादश्यांसमुपोषितः । पद्मनाभं चपयसा स्नापयेद्भक्तितः शुचिः ॥ ७४ ॥
āśvine māsiśuklāyāṃ dvādaśyāṃsamupoṣitaḥ | padmanābhaṃ capayasā snāpayedbhaktitaḥ śuciḥ || 74 ||
ஆச்வின மாதத்தின் சுக்லபட்ச த்வாதசியில் உபவாசம் இருந்து, தூய பக்தன் பக்தியுடன் பாலால் பத்மநாபன் (விஷ்ணு) அவர்களுக்கு அபிஷேகம் செய்ய வேண்டும்.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue on dharma and vrata)
Vrata: Dvadashi-vrata (Padmanabha-focused)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It teaches that devotion expressed through disciplined observance—fasting on Dvādaśī and performing milk-abhiṣeka to Padmanābha—purifies the devotee and strengthens Vishnu-bhakti.
Bhakti is shown as loving service (sevā) done with inner purity (śuci) and reverence—offering a ritual bath to Vishnu is not mere formality but an act of heartfelt devotion.
It relies on calendrical and tithi-based observance (Dvādaśī in Āśvina śukla pakṣa), reflecting practical jyotiṣa-style timekeeping used to schedule vrata and pūjā.