Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
The Pañcarātra Vow (Haripañcaka Vrata): Observance from Śukla Ekādaśī to Pūrṇimā
एकादश्यां निराहारो भवेत्पूर्वमिव द्विज । द्वादश्यां पञ्चगव्यं च प्राशयेत्सुसमाहितः ॥ १९ ॥
ekādaśyāṃ nirāhāro bhavetpūrvamiva dvija | dvādaśyāṃ pañcagavyaṃ ca prāśayetsusamāhitaḥ || 19 ||
Oh dvija (dos veces nacido), en Ekādaśī debe permanecer sin alimento, como antes se prescribió. En Dvādaśī, con la mente bien recogida, debe tomar también el pañcagavya.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in vrata-vidhi context)
Vrata: Ekādaśī (implied as part of the vrata cycle)
Primary Rasa: tapas (austerity)
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames Ekādaśī as a disciplined fast (nirāhāra) and Dvādaśī as a mindful, purified resumption—showing that vrata is both restraint and sanctified restoration.
By prescribing regulated fasting and conscious conduct, it supports Viṣṇu-bhakti through bodily restraint, mental steadiness (susamāhita), and ritual purity aligned with devotional observance.
Kalpa-oriented ritual procedure is implied: the timing of observance across Ekādaśī–Dvādaśī and the use of purification substances (pañcagavya) as part of vrata-vidhi.