Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 27
The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
स्वयं च तन्मितं चाद्यादेवं कुर्याद्व्रतोत्तमम् । द्विसप्तवर्षपर्यंतं तत उद्यापयेत्सुधीः ॥ २७ ॥
svayaṃ ca tanmitaṃ cādyādevaṃ kuryādvratottamam | dvisaptavarṣaparyaṃtaṃ tata udyāpayetsudhīḥ || 27 ||
وہ خود بھی مقررہ مقدار میں تناول کرے اور اسی کے مطابق نپا تُلا حصہ دوسروں کو بھی دے۔ یوں یہ بہترین ورت رکھے؛ چودہ برس تک، پھر دانا اس کا اُدیَاپن کرے۔
Narada (in dialogue tradition with the Sanatkumara brothers, teaching vrata-vidhi)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames vrata as disciplined self-practice plus regulated giving, and stresses completion through udyāpana—showing that spiritual merit is perfected when a vow is carried through to its proper conclusion.
By emphasizing steady long-term observance and a formal concluding offering, it supports bhakti as sustained commitment—devotion expressed through consistent sacred discipline rather than momentary enthusiasm.
Ritual procedure (kalpa-style vrata-vidhi): measured intake (mita), appropriate distribution/dāna, a fixed duration (fourteen years), and the formal udyāpana that completes the rite.