Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 9
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
दशयोगः समाख्यातो महापुण्यतमो द्विज । हरते दश पापानि तस्माद्दशहरः स्मृतः ॥ ९ ॥
daśayogaḥ samākhyāto mahāpuṇyatamo dvija | harate daśa pāpāni tasmāddaśaharaḥ smṛtaḥ || 9 ||
ഹേ ദ്വിജാ! ഈ ‘ദശയോഗം’ അത്യന്തം പുണ്യകരമെന്നു പ്രസിദ്ധമാണ്. ഇത് പത്ത് പാപങ്ങളെ ഹരിക്കുന്നു; അതുകൊണ്ട് ‘ദശഹരൻ’—പത്ത് പാപനാശകൻ—എന്നു സ്മരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue style)
Vrata: Daśaharā (via Daśa-yoga/Daśahara designation)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It defines Daśahara as the highly meritorious ‘Daśayoga’ that destroys ten sins, emphasizing papakṣaya (sin-removal) through auspicious timing/observance and dharmic practice.
By highlighting sin-removal and merit gained through a sacred observance, it supports bhakti-oriented living where purity (śuddhi) and repentance/atonement strengthen devotion and readiness for worship.
The verse points to calendrical/auspicious ‘yoga’ considerations—linked to Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astrology)—where specific time-conjunctions and observances are treated as spiritually potent.