Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 75
अद्य त्वेकादशी पुण्या बालवृद्धैरुपोषिता । मदनैकादशी नाम सर्वपापक्षयंकरी
adya tvekādaśī puṇyā bālavṛddhairupoṣitā | madanaikādaśī nāma sarvapāpakṣayaṃkarī
«Aujourd’hui, en vérité, est la sainte Ekādaśī, observée par le jeûne aussi bien des jeunes que des vieillards. On l’appelle Madana-Ekādaśī, qui détruit tous les péchés.»
Śabarī (reporting to her husband)
Tirtha: Madana-Ekādaśī at Revā-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śabara (recipient of report)
Scene: A proclamation that today is Madana-Ekādaśī; young and old are shown fasting—some with folded hands, some entering the river—signifying universal participation.
FAQs
Ekādaśī is a universally accessible vrata; sincere fasting and restraint are celebrated as powerful purifiers.
The focus is on the sacred day (Madana-Ekādaśī); the broader Revā region remains the narrative setting.
Upoṣa (fasting) on Madana-Ekādaśī is praised as sarva-pāpa-kṣaya (destroying all sins).