Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
त्रिकालं पूजयेद्भक्त्या महालक्ष्म्या समन्वितम् । पुनः कल्ये समुत्थाय कृत्वा कर्म यथोचितम् ॥ १९ ॥
trikālaṃ pūjayedbhaktyā mahālakṣmyā samanvitam | punaḥ kalye samutthāya kṛtvā karma yathocitam || 19 ||
భక్తితో మహాలక్ష్మీ సమేతంగా ప్రభువును త్రికాల పూజ చేయాలి; తరువాత మళ్లీ ఉదయాన్నే లేచి యథోచిత కర్తవ్యకర్మలు చేయాలి।
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links devotion (bhakti) with disciplined daily conduct: worship at the three daily junctures sustains remembrance of the Divine, and proper dawn-rising reinforces dharma through orderly performance of one’s prescribed duties.
Bhakti here is not occasional; it is structured as regular trikāla worship, honoring the Lord together with Mahālakṣmī, so devotion becomes continuous through the rhythm of the day.
Ritual timing and rule-based practice are emphasized—performing worship at prescribed times (linked to sandhyā divisions) and doing karma “yathocitam,” i.e., according to injunctions and proper procedure.