Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
त्रिकालं पूजयेद्भक्त्या महालक्ष्म्या समन्वितम् । पुनः कल्ये समुत्थाय कृत्वा कर्म यथोचितम् ॥ १९ ॥
trikālaṃ pūjayedbhaktyā mahālakṣmyā samanvitam | punaḥ kalye samutthāya kṛtvā karma yathocitam || 19 ||
Với lòng sùng kính, nên thờ phụng (Đức Chúa) vào ba thời khắc giao hội trong ngày, cùng với Mahālakṣmī. Rồi lại nữa, khi rạng đông thức dậy, hãy làm các bổn phận của mình đúng theo phép tắc.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links devotion (bhakti) with disciplined daily conduct: worship at the three daily junctures sustains remembrance of the Divine, and proper dawn-rising reinforces dharma through orderly performance of one’s prescribed duties.
Bhakti here is not occasional; it is structured as regular trikāla worship, honoring the Lord together with Mahālakṣmī, so devotion becomes continuous through the rhythm of the day.
Ritual timing and rule-based practice are emphasized—performing worship at prescribed times (linked to sandhyā divisions) and doing karma “yathocitam,” i.e., according to injunctions and proper procedure.