Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 28
The Pañcarātra Vow (Haripañcaka Vrata): Observance from Śukla Ekādaśī to Pūrṇimā
यस्त्वेतच्छृणुयाद्भक्त्या नारायणपरायणः । स मुच्यते महाघोरैः तापकानां च कोटिभिः ॥ २८ ॥
yastvetacchṛṇuyādbhaktyā nārāyaṇaparāyaṇaḥ | sa mucyate mahāghoraiḥ tāpakānāṃ ca koṭibhiḥ || 28 ||
Mas quem o ouve com devoção, totalmente entregue a Nārāyaṇa, é libertado dos tormentos mais terríveis—sim, de crores de tais aflições.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in dialogue)
Vrata: Pañcarātra/Haripañcaka teaching (heard with devotion)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: karuna
FAQs
It presents a phala-śruti: devoted listening (śravaṇa) by a Nārāyaṇa-parāyaṇa devotee becomes a liberating act that destroys vast accumulations of suffering and fear.
Bhakti is shown as focused refuge in Nārāyaṇa (parāyaṇatā) expressed through attentive hearing of sacred teaching; such śravaṇa itself is treated as a powerful limb of devotion leading toward release.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa or Jyotiṣa) is taught here; the practical takeaway is the sādhana of śravaṇa—regular, faithful listening to Purāṇic/Vaiṣṇava instruction as a disciplined practice.