Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 69
Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa
Dharmakīrti before Yama
असौ पापरतः सत्यं तथापि श्रृणु धर्मप । एकादश्यां निराहारः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ६९ ॥
asau pāparataḥ satyaṃ tathāpi śrṛṇu dharmapa | ekādaśyāṃ nirāhāraḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || 69 ||
Il est vrai que cet homme s’adonne au péché; pourtant, écoute, ô connaisseur du dharma : celui qui jeûne sans nourriture au jour d’Ekādaśī est délivré de tous les péchés.
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Ekadashi-vrata discourse)
Vrata: Ekadashi
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It asserts the exceptional purifying power of Ekādaśī fasting: even a person habitually inclined to sin can attain freedom from sins through the vrata performed with restraint.
Ekādaśī is traditionally aligned with Viṣṇu worship; the verse frames disciplined fasting as a concrete act of devotion that transforms the practitioner and removes obstacles (pāpa) to bhakti.
It implicitly relies on calendrical observance (tithi-based timing of Ekādaśī), a practical application connected to Jyotiṣa (Vedic calendrics/astral timekeeping) for determining the correct lunar day for the vrata.