PARNASSUS FUND, 497J, 1997-05-02

PARNASSUS FUND
497J, 1997-05-02

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                          The Parnassus Fund
       One Market - Steuart Tower #1600, San Francisco, California 94105



                                                          May 1, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street N.W.
Washington, DC 20549

Re:      Rule 497 (c) Filing
         The Parnassus Fund
         1940 Act File No. 811-4044
         1933 Act File No. 2-93131

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     The form of prospectus and Statement of Additional  Information  that would
have been filed under  497(c) is no  different  than the text of the most recent
registration on Form N-1A that was filed  electronically on April 29, 1997 under
Rule 485 (b). We certify that this is correct.

                                                          Yours truly,



                                                          Jerome L. Dodson 
                                                          President