Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 106
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
इति संप्रार्थयेद्विप्रान्देवं च पुरुषोत्तमम् । दद्यादर्घ्यं च देवाय महालक्ष्मीयुताय वै ॥ १०६ ॥
iti saṃprārthayedviprāndevaṃ ca puruṣottamam | dadyādarghyaṃ ca devāya mahālakṣmīyutāya vai || 106 ||
Như vậy, người ta nên chí thành cầu nguyện với các vị brāhmaṇa và cũng với Đấng Puruṣottama; rồi dâng arghya—nước cúng kính—lên Thượng Đế, Đấng ở cùng Mahālakṣmī.
Nārada (teaching in a ritual-devotional instruction context; dialogue traditionally framed with Sanatkumāra and the Kumāras)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It unites social-sacred duty (honoring and requesting blessings from brāhmaṇas) with direct devotion to Viṣṇu as Puruṣottama, culminating in arghya—an act of reverent surrender and hospitality to the Divine.
Bhakti is shown as both heartfelt prayer and concrete worship: one approaches the Lord with supplication and then seals that devotion through a respectful offering (arghya) to Viṣṇu together with Mahālakṣmī.
Ritual procedure is implied—especially the pūjā-upacāra of arghya (a formal offering). This aligns with kalpa-style ritual discipline (prayoga), emphasizing correct devotional conduct rather than abstract theory.