Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 58
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
मूर्तीस्तेभ्यः प्रदद्यात्ताः स्वर्गलोकाप्तये क्रमात् । अंत्यशुक्लदशम्यां तु चतुर्दशं यमान्यजेत् ॥ ५८ ॥
mūrtīstebhyaḥ pradadyāttāḥ svargalokāptaye kramāt | aṃtyaśukladaśamyāṃ tu caturdaśaṃ yamānyajet || 58 ||
เพื่อให้ได้ถึงสวรรค์โลก พึงมอบรูปเคารพเหล่านั้นแก่ท่านทั้งหลายตามลำดับ และในวันทศมีปักษ์สว่างครั้งสุดท้าย พึงบูชายมะทั้งสิบสี่.
Narada (teaching in the Narada Purana dialogue tradition, commonly framed with Sanatkumara brothers)
Vrata: Yamā-pūjā (as specified); continuation/conclusion of the Daśamī-based observance
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links orderly ritual giving (kramāt) with a defined spiritual result—Svarga-loka—while also prescribing a specific observance on Śukla Daśamī focused on worship of the fourteen Yamās.
Bhakti here is expressed as disciplined reverence through sanctioned worship and offering—devotion embodied in correct timing (tithi) and prescribed recipients—showing that devotion in Purāṇic practice often includes ritual exactness alongside faith.
Kalā/astronomical timing and ritual calendrics are implied through tithi-specific instruction (Śukla Daśamī), reflecting Vedāṅga Jyotiṣa-style attention to proper lunar days for rites.