Dharmānukathana
Narration of Dharma
एकादश्यां भानुवारे द्वादश्यां पञ्चमीतिथौ । सोमसूर्योपरागे च मन्वादिषु युगादिषु ॥ ४५ ॥
ekādaśyāṃ bhānuvāre dvādaśyāṃ pañcamītithau | somasūryoparāge ca manvādiṣu yugādiṣu || 45 ||
في يوم إيكاداشي إذا وافق يوم الأحد؛ وفي يوم دفاداشي إذا اقترن بتِثي بانْتشَمي؛ وعند خسوف القمر وكسوف الشمس؛ وعند بدايات المانفنترا واليوغا—فهذه الأوقات أشدّ قداسةً للعبادات والنسك.
Sanatkumara (in dialogue with Narada)
Vrata: Ekādaśī (timing emphasis); Dvādaśī (timing emphasis)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It highlights specific cosmic and calendrical junctions—Ekādaśī alignments, tithi combinations, eclipses, and epoch-beginnings—as especially potent times for dharmic practice, when merit (puṇya) is considered to multiply.
By emphasizing Ekādaśī and other sacred time-windows, the verse supports disciplined devotional observance (vrata), a practical framework often used for sustaining Viṣṇu-bhakti through fasting, japa, and worship at highly sanctified times.
It reflects Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga time-reckoning—tithi (lunar day), vāra (weekday), grahaṇa (eclipse), and larger cycles like Manvantara and Yuga—used to determine auspicious timings for rites and vows.