Shloka 19
The Description of the Glory of Dvādaśī
रात्रौ जागरण कृत्वा समुपोष्य हरेर्दिनम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोके व्रजेन्नरः ॥ १९ ॥
rātrau jāgaraṇa kṛtvā samupoṣya harerdinam | sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇuloke vrajennaraḥ || 19 ||
Sa pagpupuyat sa buong gabi at sa wastong pag-aayuno sa banal na araw ni Hari, ang tao’y napapalaya sa lahat ng kasalanan at nagtutungo sa kaharian ni Viṣṇu.
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga context of vrata/mahatmya observance)
Vrata: Harer-dina vrata (unspecified Vishnu-day observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined devotional observance—night-long vigil (jāgaraṇa) and proper fasting (upavāsa) on Hari’s sacred day—purifies the devotee from sin and culminates in the attainment of Vishnu’s realm (Viṣṇuloka).
Bhakti is expressed here through embodied worship: staying awake in remembrance and worship of Hari and fasting with restraint. The verse frames these acts as direct means to purification and divine proximity, emphasizing devotion supported by vrata-dharma.
Primarily Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implied through the correct performance of a vrata (fasting and vigil). The verse does not explicitly teach Jyotiṣa or Vyākaraṇa, but it presumes knowledge of proper observance timing and conduct for Hari’s day.