The Second Twelve-Month Vrata: Dvitīyā Observances and Their Fruits
विष्णुलोकमवाप्नोति भुक्त्वा भोगान्मनोरमान् । ज्येष्ठशुक्लद्वितीयायां भास्करं भुवनाधिपम् ॥ ८ ॥
viṣṇulokamavāpnoti bhuktvā bhogānmanoramān | jyeṣṭhaśukladvitīyāyāṃ bhāskaraṃ bhuvanādhipam || 8 ||
Sau khi thọ hưởng những lạc thú mỹ diệu, người ấy đạt đến cõi Viṣṇu. (Điều này được nói) về việc lễ bái Bhāskara—Thần Mặt Trời, chúa tể các thế giới—vào ngày Dvitīyā của nửa tháng sáng trong tháng Jyeṣṭha.
Narada (in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara brothers, presenting vrata/phalashruti style results)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It links tithi-based worship of the Sun (Bhāskara) to both worldly fulfillment (manorama bhoga) and the supreme posthumous goal of reaching Viṣṇu’s realm, presenting Surya-upāsanā as a dharmic means that culminates in Viṣṇu-oriented merit.
By promising Viṣṇuloka as the final fruit, the verse frames devotion performed through a visible deity (the Sun) as ultimately connected to Viṣṇu-bhakti—devotional worship done with faith and right timing becomes a vehicle for higher spiritual attainment.
Kalā/astronomical timekeeping used in ritual—specifically tithi (Dvitīyā), pakṣa (śukla), and māsa (Jyeṣṭha)—showing how observances in the Narada Purana are anchored in Vedic calendrical computation.