Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
उपवासं चैकभक्तं कृत्वा संभोज्य वाडवान् । विसृज्य पश्चाद्भुंजीत स्वयं स्वेष्टैः समाहितः ॥ १८ ॥
upavāsaṃ caikabhaktaṃ kṛtvā saṃbhojya vāḍavān | visṛjya paścādbhuṃjīta svayaṃ sveṣṭaiḥ samāhitaḥ || 18 ||
ഉപവാസവും ഏകഭക്തവും (ഒരിക്കൽ മാത്രം ഭക്ഷണം) അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച്, ആദ്യം അതിഥികളെയും ആശ്രിതരെയും യഥാവിധി ഭോജിപ്പിക്കണം; പിന്നെ അവരെ യാത്രയാക്കി, താനും ഇഷ്ടജനങ്ങളോടൊപ്പം സമാഹിതചിത്തത്തോടെ ഭക്ഷിക്കണം.
Narada (instructional narration within the Purva Bhaga dialogue tradition)
Vrata: Daśāvatāra-vrata (discipline component)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches disciplined living during a vrata: self-restraint (upavāsa/ekabhakta) must be paired with dharma—honouring others with food first—so the act becomes purified by generosity and mental composure.
Bhakti is expressed through sattvic conduct: humility, service, and hospitality. Feeding others first and eating with a collected mind aligns daily action with worshipful intention.
Ritual practice (kalpa-style discipline) is implied: rules of vrata and āhāra-niyama—fasting, one-meal observance, and sequence of hospitality—showing applied dharma rather than grammar or astrology.