Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 11
Daśamī-vrata: Observances for the Bright Tenth Day Through the Twelve Months
आषाढशुक्लदशमी पुण्या मन्वादिकैः स्मृता । तस्यां स्नानं जपो दानं होमो वा स्वर्गतिप्रदाः ॥ ११ ॥
āṣāḍhaśukladaśamī puṇyā manvādikaiḥ smṛtā | tasyāṃ snānaṃ japo dānaṃ homo vā svargatipradāḥ || 11 ||
วันทศมีแห่งปักษ์สว่างในเดือนอาษาฒะ มนูและคณาจารย์ทั้งหลายระลึกว่าเป็นวันกุศล ในวันนั้น การอาบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ การสวดชปะ การให้ทาน หรือการบูชาไฟโหมะ ย่อมประทานคติสู่สวรรค์
Narada (teaching in an anukramanika-style dharma listing; traditionally framed within the Narada–Sanatkumara dialogue)
Vrata: Daśamī-vrata (Āṣāḍha Śukla Daśamī observance; often associated in broader tradition with Gaṅgā-daśaharā)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It marks Āṣāḍha Śukla Daśamī as an especially merit-producing tithi, where standard dharmic acts—snāna, japa, dāna, and homa—are said to yield svarga-gati (heavenly attainment).
While it is primarily a dharma/karma-oriented tithi teaching, japa (mantra-recitation) can be performed as Viṣṇu-nāma-japa or iṣṭa-devatā remembrance, turning the day’s ritual merit into a devotional practice.
It reflects calendar-based ritual timing (tithi observance), closely connected to Jyotiṣa Vedāṅga (lunar day reckoning) and Kalpa-style ritual practice (snāna, dāna, homa procedures).