Shloka 6
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
सायं प्रातस्त्यजेद्भुक्तिं क्रमात्पूर्वापराह्णयोः । एकादशी यदा भिन्ना उपोष्या हि परेऽहनि । द्वादश्यां हि व्रतं कार्यं निरंबु समुपोषणम् ॥ ६ ॥
sāyaṃ prātastyajedbhuktiṃ kramātpūrvāparāhṇayoḥ | ekādaśī yadā bhinnā upoṣyā hi pare'hani | dvādaśyāṃ hi vrataṃ kāryaṃ niraṃbu samupoṣaṇam || 6 ||
Man soll das Essen am Abend und am Morgen aufgeben, jeweils gemäß der Reihenfolge von Vor- und Nachmittag. Wenn die Ekādaśī „gespalten“ ist (also nicht vollständig vorherrscht), ist das Fasten am folgenden Tag zu halten. Wahrlich, am Dvādaśī ist das Gelübde als völliges Fasten ohne Wasser zu vollziehen.
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga context on vrata and tithi-determination)
Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata (with Dvādaśī observance rule when Ekādaśī is bhinnā/viddhā)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined restraint (upavāsa) and correct tithi-based timing, presenting fasting as a dharmic method to purify intention and strengthen devotional observance.
By prescribing Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī discipline, it frames bodily restraint as supportive of Viṣṇu-bhakti—turning attention away from consumption toward remembrance and vow-keeping.
It highlights calendrical/ritual timekeeping (tithi-nirṇaya) used in vrata practice—deciding observance when Ekādaśī is ‘bhinna’ and shifting the fast accordingly.