Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
व्रतानि ते प्रवक्ष्यामि लोकोपकृतिमन्ति च । प्रसीदति हरिर्यैस्तु प्रयच्छत्यभयं तथा ॥ ११ ॥
vratāni te pravakṣyāmi lokopakṛtimanti ca | prasīdati hariryaistu prayacchatyabhayaṃ tathā || 11 ||
Ta sẽ tuyên nói cho ngươi những giới nguyện thiêng (vrata) lợi ích cho đời. Nhờ thực hành chúng, Hari hoan hỷ và cũng ban cho sự vô úy—không còn sợ hãi.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: none (vrata category announced; specific names not yet given)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames vrata as both loka-upakāra (world-benefiting discipline) and a direct means to gain Hari’s grace, culminating in abhaya—inner and outer fearlessness through divine protection.
Bhakti is expressed here as pleasing Hari through disciplined observances; the emphasis is not mere austerity, but devotional practice that draws the Lord’s prasāda (favor) and protection.
The verse signals ritual discipline (vrata-vidhi) as practical dharma-knowledge—preparing for later procedural details such as timing, rules, and observance structure (often supported by kalpa-style ritual method).