Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
Māsopavāsa (Month-long Fast) and Repeated Parāka Observances: Procedure and Fruits
चतुः कृत्वः कृतं येन पाराकं मुनिसत्तम । स लभेत्परमं पुण्यमष्टान्गिष्टोमसंभवम् ॥ १५ ॥
catuḥ kṛtvaḥ kṛtaṃ yena pārākaṃ munisattama | sa labhetparamaṃ puṇyamaṣṭāngiṣṭomasaṃbhavam || 15 ||
ឱ មុនិសត្តម (ព្រះមហាមុនីដ៏ប្រសើរ) អ្នកណាដែលធ្វើការអត់អាហារ «បារាក» បួនដង នោះនឹងទទួលបានបុណ្យដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់បំផុត ស្មើនឹងផលបុណ្យពីយជ្ញា អង្គិṣṭោម (អគ្និṣṭោម) ចំនួនប្រាំបីដង។
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: Pārāka
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It elevates vrata-based tapas (austere fasting) as a potent source of puṇya, stating that repeating the Pārāka fast four times yields merit comparable to major Vedic sacrifices.
While the verse focuses on vrata and merit, it supports bhakti-oriented discipline by valuing self-restraint and vow-observance—common devotional supports—alongside (and even comparable to) large ritual sacrifices.
Ritual-knowledge is implied through the reference to Agniṣṭoma (a Śrauta yajña), showing how Purāṇic vrata-phala literature maps austerities to the merit-scale of Vedic sacrificial rites.