Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 33
The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
दत्वा च दक्षिणां तेभ्यः पुत्रं प्राप्येह सद्गुणम् । याति विष्णोः पदं साक्षात्सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः ॥ ३३ ॥
datvā ca dakṣiṇāṃ tebhyaḥ putraṃ prāpyeha sadguṇam | yāti viṣṇoḥ padaṃ sākṣātsarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ || 33 ||
اور انہیں دَکشِنا دے کر اسی زندگی میں نیک خصلت بیٹا پاتا ہے؛ اور تمام دیوتاؤں کے نزدیک معزز ہو کر وہ براہِ راست وِشنو کے پد کو پہنچتا ہے۔
Narada (teaching in a phala-shruti style within the Anukramanika/summarizing section)
Vrata: Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī vrata context (implied continuation)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It links ritual integrity (giving dakṣiṇā) with both worldly fruit (a virtuous progeny) and the highest fruit (direct attainment of Viṣṇu’s abode), showing dharma as a bridge to mokṣa.
By presenting Viṣṇu’s pada as the culmination, it frames righteous giving and honoring sacred duty as bhakti-aligned conduct—devotion expressed through dharmic action and reverence.
Ritual protocol: the necessity of dakṣiṇā as part of yajña/vaidika-kriyā completion—an applied dharma principle tied to proper performance and merit (phala).