Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 34
Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
द्वादश्यां पौर्णमास्यां यः क्षीरेण स्नापयेद्धरिम् । कुलायुतयुतः सोऽपि मोदते वैष्णवे पदे ॥ ३४ ॥
dvādaśyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ yaḥ kṣīreṇa snāpayeddharim | kulāyutayutaḥ so'pi modate vaiṣṇave pade || 34 ||
ద్వాదశీ పౌర్ణమితో కూడిన దినమున ఎవడు క్షీరముతో హరిని స్నాపింపజేయునో, వాడు పదివేల కులాల పాపభారమున్నా వైష్ణవ పదములో ఆనందించును।
Narada
Vrata: Dvādaśī observance (Vaiṣṇava tithi); Paurṇamāsī conjunction
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It elevates Dvādaśī worship of Vishnu—specifically milk-abhiṣeka—as a powerful act of purification that leads the devotee toward the Vaiṣṇava abode, indicating mokṣa-oriented fruit through bhakti.
Bhakti is shown as practical and ritualized: lovingly serving Hari through snāpana (abhisheka) on an auspicious tithi. The emphasis is on devotion expressed via worship, not merely abstract knowledge.
It relies on calendrical discipline—tithi observance (Dvādaśī) and lunar timing (Paurṇimā)—which connects to Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) for determining the proper ritual day.