Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
The exposition of the Pañcamī vow to be observed in the twelve months
सनातन उवाच । श्रृणु विप्र प्रवक्ष्यामि पंचम्यास्ते व्रतान्यहम् । यानि भक्त्या समास्थाय सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात् ॥ १ ॥
sanātana uvāca | śrṛṇu vipra pravakṣyāmi paṃcamyāste vratānyaham | yāni bhaktyā samāsthāya sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt || 1 ||
Sanātana sprach: „Höre, o Brāhmaṇa. Ich werde die Gelübde (Vrata) des Pañcamī-Tages darlegen; wer sie in Bhakti befolgt, kann alle gewünschten Ziele erlangen.“
Sanātana
Vrata: Pañcamī-vratas (general set; introduction)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It introduces Pañcamī-vratas as a dharmic discipline whose power is activated through bhakti; the verse frames the chapter as a practical guide to attaining legitimate aims through devotional observance.
It states that merely performing a vow is not the core; undertaking it “with devotion” (bhaktyā samāsthāya) is what leads to success, highlighting intention and surrender as the driving force behind ritual efficacy.
The verse points to calendrical/ritual timing—Pañcamī (the fifth tithi)—which connects to Jyotiṣa-style tithi reckoning and to Kalpa-style vrata procedure, though details are promised in the following verses.