Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 1
The Pañcarātra Vow (Haripañcaka Vrata): Observance from Śukla Ekādaśī to Pūrṇimā
सनक उवाच । अन्यद्व्रतं प्रवक्ष्यामि श्रृणु नारद तत्त्वतः । दुर्लभं सर्वलोकेषु विख्यातं हरिपञ्चकम् ॥ १ ॥
sanaka uvāca | anyadvrataṃ pravakṣyāmi śrṛṇu nārada tattvataḥ | durlabhaṃ sarvalokeṣu vikhyātaṃ haripañcakam || 1 ||
ସନକ କହିଲେ: ଏବେ ମୁଁ ଅନ୍ୟ ଏକ ବ୍ରତ କହିବି; ହେ ନାରଦ, ତତ୍ତ୍ୱତଃ ଶୁଣ। ଏହା ସମସ୍ତ ଲୋକରେ ଦୁର୍ଲଭ ଏବଂ ‘ହରିପଞ୍ଚକ’ ନାମେ ବିଖ୍ୟାତ।
Sanaka
Vrata: Haripañcaka
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It formally introduces a specific Vishnu-centered vow (Haripañcaka) as a rare and highly esteemed practice, framing it as a teaching to be understood “tattvataḥ” (in its true intent), not merely as outward ritual.
By naming the observance “Haripañcaka,” the verse centers devotion on Hari (Vishnu) and presents vrata as a disciplined form of bhakti—listening, understanding, and then practicing a revered devotional regimen.
The verse emphasizes precise instruction and right understanding (“tattvataḥ”), a principle aligned with correct ritual comprehension (kalpa-oriented discipline), though no specific Vedanga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is explicitly mentioned in this line.