History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.531

v6.c81.531

There is a difference of meaning between udyāpana and pārana. Some vratas like Ekādaśī and Janmāṣṭamī are performed throughout a man's life; in such cases there is only pārana after the fast on every occasion that a fast is observed. If a man undertakes a vrata only once and finishes it, then the concluding rites of the vrata are called *udyāpana*.