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 ||
सूत म्हणाले—सनकांनी सांगितलेले, हरिच्या पवित्र व्रत-दिवसासंबंधी अपार व परम पुण्य, सर्वोत्कृष्ट, पापसमूह शांत करणारे आणि व्रतांचा सार—हे ऐकून ब्रह्मपुत्र आनंदयुक्त होऊन पुन्हा बोलला।
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.