Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 32
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
कृतोपवासो वैकाशी निशीथेऽपूपकादिभिः । दशदिक्षु बलिं दद्याद् गृहद्वापि पुराद्ब्रहिः ॥ ३२ ॥
kṛtopavāso vaikāśī niśīthe'pūpakādibhiḥ | daśadikṣu baliṃ dadyād gṛhadvāpi purādbrahiḥ || 32 ||
Sau khi hoàn mãn việc trai giới và thức tỉnh suốt đêm, vào lúc nửa đêm, nên dâng bali (lễ vật cúng) với bánh apūpa và các phẩm vật tương tự đến mười phương—hoặc tại ngưỡng cửa nhà, hoặc ở ngoài thành.
Narada (in instruction to the Sanatkumara tradition/dialogue context)
Vrata: Sārvabhauma-vrata (contextual continuation)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that a vrata is completed not only by fasting but also by disciplined night-vigil and a respectful offering to the cosmic directions/guardians, harmonizing one’s household space with dharmic order.
By prescribing wakeful remembrance and humble offerings after fasting, it frames devotion as steady practice—self-restraint (upavāsa) joined with reverent giving (bali) as an act of worship.
Ritual timing and procedure are emphasized—especially niśītha (midnight) observance and dik-bali (directional offering), reflecting applied kalpa/ritual discipline rather than grammar or astrology.