Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
ताड्यते तत्पुरे प्रातः कार्यमेकादशीव्रतम् । यज्वना तेन भूपेन विच्छिन्नं सोमपायिनाम्
tāḍyate tatpure prātaḥ kāryamekādaśīvratam | yajvanā tena bhūpena vicchinnaṃ somapāyinām
उस नगर में प्रातः दुन्दुभि पीटी गई—“एकादशी-व्रत करना है।” यज्ञकर्ता उस राजा ने सोमपान करने वालों की प्रथा को तब रोक (विच्छिन्न) दिया।
Nārada
Listener: Kuru lineage listener implied by later address
Scene: At dawn, a herald beats a drum in the streets proclaiming Ekādaśī observance; sacrificial priests and soma-drinkers pause their routine; townspeople prepare for fasting and worship.
FAQs
Vows like Ekādaśī are treated as powerful dharmic disciplines, sometimes prioritized even over customary ritual enjoyments.
The king’s city is referenced as the setting; the verse focuses on vrata-dharma rather than a named tīrtha.
Observation of Ekādaśī-vrata (fasting/vow) publicly announced at dawn.