Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
Varṇāśrama-ācāra: Common Virtues, Varṇa Duties, and the Four Āśramas
सूत उवाच । एतन्निशम्य सनकोदितमप्रमेयं पुण्यं हरेर्दिनभवं निखिलोत्तमं च । पापौघशांतिकरणं व्रतसारमेवं ब्रह्मात्मजः पुनरभाषत हर्षयुक्तः ॥ १ ॥
sūta uvāca | etanniśamya sanakoditamaprameyaṃ puṇyaṃ harerdinabhavaṃ nikhilottamaṃ ca | pāpaughaśāṃtikaraṇaṃ vratasāramevaṃ brahmātmajaḥ punarabhāṣata harṣayuktaḥ || 1 ||
സൂതൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സനകൻ പ്രസ്താവിച്ച, ഹരിയുടെ പുണ്യവ്രതദിനത്തെ സംബന്ധിച്ച അളവറ്റ മഹാപുണ്യം, സർവോത്തമം, പാപപ്രവാഹശാന്തികരം, വ്രതങ്ങളുടെ സാരമായ ഈ ഉപദേശം കേട്ട്, ബ്രഹ്മാവിന്റെ പുത്രൻ ഹർഷത്തോടെ വീണ്ടും സംസാരിച്ചു।
Suta
Vrata: Hari-vrata (unspecified observance-day; ‘harer dinabhava’)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames Hari’s observance-day as the “essence of vows” (vrata-sāra) whose merit is immeasurable and whose practice pacifies accumulated sin, preparing the listener for the next instruction in the chapter.
By centering the teaching on Hari and praising His sacred observance as supreme, the verse signals that devotion expressed through disciplined vrata practice is a direct, joy-giving means of purification and spiritual progress.
The verse mainly highlights vrata-dharma (ritual discipline) rather than a specific Vedāṅga; it implies calendrical observance of a sacred “day” (dina), which in practice connects to Jyotiṣa-based timing used for vrata performance.