The Pañcarātra Vow (Haripañcaka Vrata): Observance from Śukla Ekādaśī to Pūrṇimā
एवं संवत्सरं कार्यं व्रतं पापप्रणाशनम् । पुनः प्राप्ते मार्गशीर्षे कुर्यादुद्यापनं व्रती ॥ १८ ॥
evaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ kāryaṃ vrataṃ pāpapraṇāśanam | punaḥ prāpte mārgaśīrṣe kuryādudyāpanaṃ vratī || 18 ||
یوں یہ گناہوں کو مٹانے والا ورت پورے ایک سال تک کرنا چاہیے؛ اور جب دوبارہ ماہِ مارگشیِرش آئے تو ورتی کو اس کا اُدیापन (اختتامی رسم) ادا کرنی چاہیے۔
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: none (the same vrata continued)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
It emphasizes disciplined continuity: a vrata bears full fruit when maintained for a complete year and formally concluded with udyāpana, making the practice a structured means of pāpa-kṣaya (removal of sin).
By framing vrata as a sustained, year-long commitment culminating in a dedicated completion rite, it presents bhakti as steady observance and faithful follow-through rather than a one-time act.
Kalpa/ritual procedure is implied: timing the observance by the lunar month (Mārgaśīrṣa) and completing it with udyāpana reflects technical ritual scheduling and completion rules used in vrata-vidhi.