Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 5
The Pañcarātra Vow (Haripañcaka Vrata): Observance from Śukla Ekādaśī to Pūrṇimā
एकाशी च भवेत्तस्मिन् दिने नियममास्थिताः । ततः प्रातः समुत्थाय ह्येकादश्यां मुनीश्वरः ॥ ५ ॥
ekāśī ca bhavettasmin dine niyamamāsthitāḥ | tataḥ prātaḥ samutthāya hyekādaśyāṃ munīśvaraḥ || 5 ||
On that day one should abide in restraint and discipline, taking food only once. Then, rising early on the morning of Ekādaśī, the lordly sage (munīśvara) should proceed with the prescribed observance.
Narada (teaching within a vrata/ritual instruction dialogue, commonly framed in Narada–Sanatkumara discourse)
Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes niyama (self-restraint) as the foundation of vrata: regulating food (one meal) and beginning Ekādaśī with early rising, which prepares the mind for devotion and ritual purity.
By prescribing disciplined conduct—moderation in eating and waking early on Ekādaśī—it frames bhakti as a lived practice where bodily restraint supports remembrance and worship of the divine (commonly Vishnu on Ekādaśī).
Kalpa (ritual procedure) is implicit: the verse gives a vrata-vidhi cue—dietary regulation on the prior day and the timing marker of Ekādaśī morning for commencing the observance.