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 ||
One should relinquish eating in the evening and in the morning, respectively, in accordance with the order of the forenoon and afternoon. When the Ekādaśī is ‘split’ (not fully prevailing), the fast is to be observed on the following day. Indeed, on Dvādaśī the vow is to be performed as a complete fast, without even water.
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.