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 ||
Nhưng ai lắng nghe điều này với lòng sùng kính, một lòng quy hướng về Nārāyaṇa, người ấy được giải thoát khỏi những khổ hình ghê gớm nhất—thậm chí khỏi vô số ức nỗi thống khổ như thế.
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.