Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 15
द्वादशमासेषु अष्टमी-व्रत-कथनम्
Account of the Aṣṭamī Vow Across the Twelve Months
नभोमासे सिताष्टम्यां दशाफलमिति व्रतम् । उपवासं तु संकल्प्य स्नात्वा कृत्वा च नैत्यिकम् ॥ १५ ॥
nabhomāse sitāṣṭamyāṃ daśāphalamiti vratam | upavāsaṃ tu saṃkalpya snātvā kṛtvā ca naityikam || 15 ||
ในเดือนนโภ วันอัษฏมีแห่งปักษ์สว่าง มีวรตะชื่อว่า “ทศาผล” เมื่อปณิธานถืออุโบสถแล้ว พึงอาบน้ำชำระและประกอบกิจวัตรประจำวัน
Narada (teaching the vrata procedure within the Purāṇic instruction)
Vrata: Daśāphala-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It establishes the correct starting discipline for a vow—choosing the proper sacred time (Śukla Aṣṭamī in Nabhas), taking a formal sankalpa, fasting, bathing, and remaining grounded in daily obligatory duties.
By prescribing upavāsa (fasting) with sankalpa and purity practices, it frames devotion as steady, intentional worship supported by self-restraint and regular dharmic conduct.
It reflects calendrical and tithi-based ritual timing (linked to Jyotiṣa/Vedic timekeeping) and the procedural structure of rites—sankalpa, snāna, and nitya-karman—before undertaking a vrata.