Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 70
Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa
Dharmakīrti before Yama
एष रेवातटे रम्ये निराहारो हरेर्दिने । जागरं चोपवासं च कृत्वा निष्पापतां गतः ॥ ७० ॥
eṣa revātaṭe ramye nirāhāro harerdine | jāgaraṃ copavāsaṃ ca kṛtvā niṣpāpatāṃ gataḥ || 70 ||
ریوا کے دلکش کنارے پر، ہری کے مقدس دن وہ بے غذا رہا؛ رات بھر جاگ کر اور روزہ رکھ کر وہ بے گناہی کو پہنچ گیا۔
Narada (narrating within the Narada Purana dialogue tradition)
Vrata: Ekadashi (implied by Hari’s day in this discourse)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined observance—fasting (upavāsa) and night‑vigil (jāgaraṇa) on Hari’s sacred day, especially at a revered tīrtha like the Revā—leads to purification and the removal of sin (niṣpāpatā).
Bhakti is expressed here as embodied devotion: honoring Hari’s day through self-restraint, wakeful remembrance, and vow-observance, showing that devotional practice is not only belief but sustained vrata-centered worship.
Kalpa (ritual discipline) is implied through the practice of vrata—upavāsa and jāgaraṇa—showing applied dharma in timed observances connected to Hari’s day and a sacred river tīrtha.