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 ||
Ô dvija (deux-fois-né), au jour d’Ekādaśī qu’il demeure sans nourriture, comme il a été prescrit plus haut. Au jour de Dvādaśī, l’esprit bien recueilli, qu’il prenne aussi le 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.