Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 38
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
एवं कृते प्रियो विष्णोर्जायतेऽखिलभोगभुक् । देहांते विष्णुसायुज्यं लभते नात्र संशयः ॥ ३८ ॥
evaṃ kṛte priyo viṣṇorjāyate'khilabhogabhuk | dehāṃte viṣṇusāyujyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 38 ||
ఇలా చేసినవాడు విష్ణువుకు ప్రియుడవుతాడు, సమస్త భోగసంపదలను అనుభవిస్తాడు. దేహాంతంలో విష్ణు-సాయుజ్యాన్ని పొందుతాడు—ఇందులో సందేహం లేదు.
Narada
Vrata: Dāmodara-vrata (concluding fruit statement for the described observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states a clear cause-and-result teaching: performing the prescribed Vishnu-oriented practice makes one dear to Viṣṇu, grants auspicious enjoyments in life, and culminates in viṣṇu-sāyujya (liberation through union with Viṣṇu) at death.
Bhakti is presented as a practical discipline with transformative intimacy—becoming “priyaḥ” (dear) to Viṣṇu—whose ultimate fruit is mokṣa; devotion is not only emotional reverence but sustained performance “evaṃ kṛte” (done in the prescribed way).
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is named in this verse; it functions as a phalaśruti summarizing outcomes of correct observance, implying adherence to proper ritual procedure (Kalpa) in the background.