Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Dvādaśī-vrata: Month-by-month Viṣṇu Worship and the Year-End Udyāpana
एवं यः कुरुते विप्र व्रतं त्रैविक्रमं परम् । सोऽष्टानां नरमेधानां विपापः फलमाप्नुयात् ॥ ५७ ॥
evaṃ yaḥ kurute vipra vrataṃ traivikramaṃ param | so'ṣṭānāṃ naramedhānāṃ vipāpaḥ phalamāpnuyāt || 57 ||
Vì thế, hỡi brāhmaṇa, ai thực hành đại nguyện Traivikrama tối thượng này sẽ được công đức, sạch mọi tội lỗi, ngang với phước báo được nói là phát sinh từ tám lễ tế naramedha.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: Traivikrama-vrata
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates the Traivikrama (Vishnu) vrata as a supreme dharmic practice, declaring that its fruit equals the merit of eight great sacrifices, while emphasizing purity (freedom from sin) through devotional observance.
By presenting a Vishnu-centered vow as yielding extraordinary merit, it frames bhakti expressed through vrata (disciplined worship and observance) as a powerful, accessible means to spiritual upliftment.
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented practice) is implied: the verse teaches vrata-vidhi and vrata-phala logic—how correctly performed observances are mapped to the merits of classical yajñas in purāṇic dharma teaching.