Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
ताड्यते तत्पुरे प्रातः कार्यमेकादशीव्रतम् । यज्वना तेन भूपेन विच्छिन्नं सोमपायिनाम्
tāḍyate tatpure prātaḥ kāryamekādaśīvratam | yajvanā tena bhūpena vicchinnaṃ somapāyinām
In that city, at dawn, the drum was beaten in proclamation: “The Ekādaśī vow is to be observed.” By that king, a performer of sacrifices, the custom of the Soma-drinkers was restrained (interrupted).
Nārada
Listener: Kuru lineage listener implied by later address
Scene: At dawn, a herald beats a drum in the streets proclaiming Ekādaśī observance; sacrificial priests and soma-drinkers pause their routine; townspeople prepare for fasting and worship.
FAQs
Vows like Ekādaśī are treated as powerful dharmic disciplines, sometimes prioritized even over customary ritual enjoyments.
The king’s city is referenced as the setting; the verse focuses on vrata-dharma rather than a named tīrtha.
Observation of Ekādaśī-vrata (fasting/vow) publicly announced at dawn.