Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
माघस्य शुक्लैकादश्यां समुपोष्य जयाह्वयाम् । प्रातर्हरि दिनेऽभ्यर्च्चेच्छ्रीपतिं पुरुषं द्विज ॥ ७१ ॥
māghasya śuklaikādaśyāṃ samupoṣya jayāhvayām | prātarhari dine'bhyarccecchrīpatiṃ puruṣaṃ dvija || 71 ||
Ô deux-fois-né, après avoir observé comme il se doit le jeûne lors de l’Ekādaśī claire de Māgha, appelée Jaya (Ekādaśī), au matin du jour sacré de Hari, il faut adorer Śrīpati, la Personne suprême.
Narada
Vrata: Jaya Ekādaśī
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It prescribes Jaya Ekādaśī as a disciplined fast (upavāsa) culminating in morning worship of Hari/Śrīpati, presenting devotion to Viṣṇu as the core spiritual act that sanctifies the vrata.
Bhakti is expressed through regulated practice: fasting on Ekādaśī and then offering focused pūjā to Śrīpati at dawn, showing that devotion is both inward restraint and outward worship.
It highlights calendrical/ritual timing—observing Ekādaśī in Māgha śukla pakṣa and performing morning worship—reflecting applied jyotiṣa-style tithi observance and vrata-vidhi discipline.