Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa
Dharmakīrti before Yama
परान्नलोलुपं चैव परस्त्रीनिरतं तथा । व्रतोपवासनिरतो वाङ्मात्रेणापि नार्चयेत् ॥ २८ ॥
parānnalolupaṃ caiva parastrīnirataṃ tathā | vratopavāsanirato vāṅmātreṇāpi nārcayet || 28 ||
പരരുടെ അന്നത്തിൽ ലോഭിയും പരസ്ത്രീസക്തനും, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അന്തഃശുദ്ധിയില്ലാതെ വെറും വ്രത‑ഉപവാസങ്ങളിൽ മാത്രം മുങ്ങിയവനും—വാക്കുമാത്രം കൊണ്ടുപോലും ഭഗവാനെ ആരാധിക്കരുത്।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It teaches that worship is not validated by ritual performance alone; without ethical restraint—freedom from greed and sexual misconduct—devotion becomes hollow and should not be offered even verbally.
Bhakti here is presented as character-based: true devotion requires inner discipline and moral purity, not just external practices like fasting or taking vows.
It aligns with Kalpa/ācāra principles (ritual eligibility and conduct): archana is meaningful only when supported by śauca (purity) and self-restraint, otherwise it is to be avoided.