Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
उपवासं चैकभक्तं कृत्वा संभोज्य वाडवान् । विसृज्य पश्चाद्भुंजीत स्वयं स्वेष्टैः समाहितः ॥ १८ ॥
upavāsaṃ caikabhaktaṃ kṛtvā saṃbhojya vāḍavān | visṛjya paścādbhuṃjīta svayaṃ sveṣṭaiḥ samāhitaḥ || 18 ||
وبعد أن يصوم (أوبافاسا) ويلتزم بقاعدة الوجبة الواحدة (إيكابهكتا)، فليُطعم أولًا الضيوفَ والمستحقّين من التابعين؛ ثم بعد أن يودّعهم، ليأكل هو بنفسه، ساكنَ القلب منتبهًا، مع رفقائه الذين يختارهم.
Narada (instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga dialogue tradition)
Vrata: Daśāvatāra-vrata (discipline component)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches disciplined living during a vrata: self-restraint (upavāsa/ekabhakta) must be paired with dharma—honouring others with food first—so the act becomes purified by generosity and mental composure.
Bhakti is expressed through sattvic conduct: humility, service, and hospitality. Feeding others first and eating with a collected mind aligns daily action with worshipful intention.
Ritual practice (kalpa-style discipline) is implied: rules of vrata and āhāra-niyama—fasting, one-meal observance, and sequence of hospitality—showing applied dharma rather than grammar or astrology.