Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 85
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
एवंकृत्वा व्रतं सम्यगश्रीयाद्बन्धुभिः सह । अश्वमेघ सहस्राणां द्विगुणं फलमश्नुते ॥ ८५ ॥
evaṃkṛtvā vrataṃ samyagaśrīyādbandhubhiḥ saha | aśvamegha sahasrāṇāṃ dviguṇaṃ phalamaśnute || 85 ||
یوں وِدھی کے مطابق ورت پورا کر کے، اپنے رشتہ داروں کے ساتھ اس کا اختتام کرے؛ تب وہ ہزاروں اشومیدھ یگیوں کے پھل سے بھی دوگنا پھل پاتا ہے۔ ۸۵
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none (context: a vrata just described in surrounding verses)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates sincere, correctly completed vrata-practice as a powerful dharmic path, declaring its merit to surpass even grand Vedic sacrifices when done with proper completion and intent.
By praising the fruit of a vrata, the verse supports the Purāṇic model where disciplined observance—often centered on devotion and purity—can yield immense spiritual merit without requiring royal-scale sacrifices.
Ritual procedure is emphasized: a vrata must be performed samyak (correctly) and properly concluded (aśrīyāt), reflecting applied kalpa-style discipline (practical ritual conduct) even within a Purāṇic teaching.