Shloka 36
The Discourse of Rukmāṅgada
Prabodhinī Ekādaśī, Kārtika-vrata, and Satya-dharma
प्रातरेकादशी प्राप्ता मा कृथा भोजनं क्वचित् । ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानि कामकारकृतानि च ॥ ३६ ॥
prātarekādaśī prāptā mā kṛthā bhojanaṃ kvacit | brahmahatyādipāpāni kāmakārakṛtāni ca || 36 ||
إذا أقبل صباح الإيكاداشي (Ekādaśī) فلا تتناولوا طعامًا في أي وقت؛ فبمراعاة ذلك تُمحى خطايا مثل «برهمهاتيا» (brahmahatyā) وسائر الكبائر، حتى ما ارتُكب عمدًا بدافع الشهوة.
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada, within Ekadashi-vrata teaching context)
Vrata: Ekadashi
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It states Ekādaśī as a powerful vrata: once Ekādaśī begins at morning, abstaining from food is presented as a purifying discipline capable of erasing even major sins, emphasizing vrata as a direct means of inner cleansing and merit.
Ekādaśī fasting is traditionally performed for Hari/Vishnu; the verse frames disciplined self-restraint as a devotional offering, where controlling appetite and desire supports single-pointed bhakti and moral purification.
Kalā/astronomical timing implicit in Dharma practice: Ekādaśī is a tithi-based observance (lunar day), so correct vrata performance depends on pañcāṅga calculation (tithi determination) and adherence to ritual rules about when fasting begins.