Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
वरूथिनीव्रतं कृत्वा नरो नियमतत्परः । सर्वपाप विनिर्मुक्तो वैष्णवं लभते पदम् ॥ १० ॥
varūthinīvrataṃ kṛtvā naro niyamatatparaḥ | sarvapāpa vinirmukto vaiṣṇavaṃ labhate padam || 10 ||
നിയമനിഷ്ഠയോടെ വരൂഥിനീ വ്രതം അനുഷ്ഠിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ സർവ്വപാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്നു വിമുക്തനായി വൈഷ്ണവപദം—ശ്രീവിഷ്ണുവിന്റെ പരമധാമം—ലഭിക്കുന്നു.
Narada (teaching in a vrata-context; traditionally framed within Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: Varūthinī-vrata
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It declares that disciplined observance of the Varūthinī Vrata purifies one from all pāpa (sin) and culminates in attaining the Vaiṣṇava padam—Vishnu’s highest state/abode.
Bhakti is expressed here through a vowed practice (vrata) undertaken with niyama (restraint and steadiness), with the promised fruit being direct orientation to Vishnu—attaining a Vaiṣṇava destination rather than merely worldly merit.
The verse emphasizes ritual discipline (niyama) central to vrata-prayoga (practice of vows); it is more about dharma-anuṣṭhāna (religious observance) than a specific Vedāṅga like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa.