Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 3
Pūrṇimā-vrata (Lakṣmī–Nārāyaṇa-vrata): Observance, Moon Arghya, and Annual Udyāpana
दुःस्वन्पनाशनं धर्म्यं दुष्टग्रहनिवारणम् । सर्वलोकेषु विख्यातं पूर्णिमाव्रतमुत्तम् । येन चीर्णेन पापानां राशिकोटिः प्रशाम्यति ॥ ३ ॥
duḥsvanpanāśanaṃ dharmyaṃ duṣṭagrahanivāraṇam | sarvalokeṣu vikhyātaṃ pūrṇimāvratamuttam | yena cīrṇena pāpānāṃ rāśikoṭiḥ praśāmyati || 3 ||
यह धर्ममय, दुःस्वप्नों का नाश करने वाला और दुष्ट ग्रहों के प्रभाव को दूर करने वाला, सर्वलोक-विख्यात उत्तम पूर्णिमा-व्रत है। जिसके विधिपूर्वक आचरण से पापों के करोड़ों ढेर भी शांत हो जाते हैं।
Narada (teaching within a dialogue context traditionally framed with Sanatkumara and related sages)
Vrata: Pūrṇimā-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents the Pūrṇimā-vrata as a dharmic observance that purifies karmic burden—so powerful that vast accumulations of sin are said to subside through its proper practice.
By praising a sacred vrata as “renowned in all worlds” and spiritually purifying, the verse supports bhakti-oriented discipline: steady observance and reverence for sacred times (like Pūrṇimā) become instruments for inner cleansing and divine alignment.
It reflects Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology) through the idea of duṣṭa-graha-nivāraṇa—mitigating adverse graha effects via prescribed religious observances (vrata) and graha-śānti logic.