Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 52
The Description of the Caturdaśī Vrata Observed throughout the Twelve Months
एवं कृत्वैकभुक्तं तु व्रतं विश्वेशतोषणम् । लभते वांछितान्कामानिहामुत्र च नारद ॥ ५२ ॥
evaṃ kṛtvaikabhuktaṃ tu vrataṃ viśveśatoṣaṇam | labhate vāṃchitānkāmānihāmutra ca nārada || 52 ||
अशा रीतीने विश्वेश्वरास तुष्ट करणारे एकभुक्त-व्रत केल्यास, हे नारद, मनुष्य इहलोकी व परलोकी इच्छित कामना प्राप्त करतो॥ ५२ ॥
Sanatkumara (instruction addressed to Narada)
Vrata: Ekabhukta-vrata (one-meal observance)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It presents a phala-shruti: disciplined restraint through the ekabhukta-vrata, performed to please Viśveśa, becomes a means to gain auspicious results across both realms—this life and the afterlife.
Bhakti is expressed as toṣaṇa—pleasing the Lord through a sincere vow. The emphasis is not mere austerity, but devotion-oriented observance that aligns daily conduct (food restraint) with worship.
It highlights kalpa-style ritual discipline (vrata-niyama) in practice—specifically regulated eating (ekabhukta) as a dharmic observance connected to worship and its stated results.