Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 46
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
ततः कल्ये समुत्थाय प्रातः कृत्यं समाप्य च । अष्टोत्तरशतं हुत्वा मध्वाज्यतिलमिश्रितम् ॥ ४६ ॥
tataḥ kalye samutthāya prātaḥ kṛtyaṃ samāpya ca | aṣṭottaraśataṃ hutvā madhvājyatilamiśritam || 46 ||
Rồi khi rạng đông, thức dậy và hoàn tất các phận sự buổi sáng theo nghi thức, hãy dâng một trăm lẻ tám lễ hiến (āhuti), dùng hỗn hợp mật ong, bơ tinh luyện và hạt mè.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within the Narada Purana dialogue framework)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined purity—rising at dawn, completing prātaḥ-kṛtya, and sanctifying one’s day through a regulated homa of 108 offerings, aligning the practitioner with dharma and inner steadiness.
Though primarily ritual, it supports bhakti by prescribing a sattvic routine and consecrated offerings; such ordered worship is presented as a practical foundation that steadies the mind for sustained devotion.
It reflects Kalpa (ritual procedure) through the sequence of morning observances and the counted oblations (108), and it also implies time-discipline (proper dawn timing), a key practical aspect of Vedic rite-performance.