Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
पक्षीन्द्र पापपुरुषा न हरिं भजंति तद्भक्तिशास्त्रनिरता न कलौ भवंति । कुर्वंति मूढमनसो दशमीविमिश्रामेकादशीं शुभदिनं च परित्यजंति
pakṣīndra pāpapuruṣā na hariṃ bhajaṃti tadbhaktiśāstraniratā na kalau bhavaṃti | kurvaṃti mūḍhamanaso daśamīvimiśrāmekādaśīṃ śubhadinaṃ ca parityajaṃti
O lord of birds, sinful men do not worship Hari, nor in Kali-yuga do they devote themselves to the scriptures of His bhakti. With deluded minds they taint Ekādaśī by mixing it with Daśamī, and they abandon that auspicious day.
Nārada (continuing address to Pakṣīndra/Garuḍa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)
Scene: Nārada admonishes Garuḍa: on one side, devotees carefully observing Ekādaśī with lamps and tulasī; on the other, confused people consulting wrongly or eating, symbolizing ‘daśamī-miśra’ contamination; the mood is warning and compassion.
FAQs
In Kali-yuga, negligence of Hari-bhakti and improper handling of Ekādaśī observance is portrayed as a mark of spiritual delusion.
No site is specified; the verse focuses on correct vrata observance rather than sacred geography.
Do not ‘mix’ Ekādaśī with Daśamī (i.e., avoid improper timing/contamination of the tithi); honor Ekādaśī as an auspicious day for Hari-bhakti.