Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 7
Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa
Dharmakīrti before Yama
भवेद्दशम्यामेकाशीद्वादश्यां च मुनीश्वर । एकादश्यां निराहारो यदि मुक्तिमभीप्सति ॥ ७ ॥
bhaveddaśamyāmekāśīdvādaśyāṃ ca munīśvara | ekādaśyāṃ nirāhāro yadi muktimabhīpsati || 7 ||
हे मुनिश्रेष्ठ, यदि मुक्ति की इच्छा हो तो दशमी और द्वादशी को एक बार भोजन करे, और एकादशी को निराहार रहे।
Sanatkumara (in instruction to Narada)
Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It presents Ekādaśī-centered vrata discipline as a direct aid to mokṣa: moderation on Daśamī and Dvādaśī, and full fasting on Ekādaśī for one who truly seeks liberation.
By prescribing Ekādaśī fasting, it implies a bhakti-oriented purification of body and mind—self-restraint offered as a devotional observance aligned with Vaiṣṇava vrata practice.
It relies on calendrical observance tied to tithi (lunar day) reckoning—practical application of Jyotiṣa-style timekeeping for correct vrata timing (Daśamī–Ekādaśī–Dvādaśī).