Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 80
The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
चैत्रस्य कृष्णैकादशीं पापमोचनिकां द्विज । उपाष्य द्वादश्यांप्रातर्गोविंदं पूजयेत्तथा ॥ ८० ॥
caitrasya kṛṣṇaikādaśīṃ pāpamocanikāṃ dvija | upāṣya dvādaśyāṃprātargoviṃdaṃ pūjayettathā || 80 ||
Wahai dwija, setelah berpuasa pada Papamocani Ekadasi di paruh gelap bulan Caitra, hendaknya pada Dvadasi berikutnya di pagi hari memuja Govinda dengan cara yang sama.
Narada (in instruction to a dvija within the Narada Purana’s vrata discourse)
Vrata: Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It links disciplined vrata practice (Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī) with direct devotional completion—worship of Govinda on Dvādaśī—presenting sin-removal as both ethical restraint and God-centered devotion.
Bhakti is shown as the culmination of observance: fasting/keeping Ekādaśī is not merely austerity; it is meant to lead into conscious worship of Govinda, especially on the next morning (Dvādaśī), completing the vow through personal devotion.
It applies calendrical and ritual timing (tithi-based observance: Ekādaśī followed by Dvādaśī morning worship), reflecting practical jyotiṣa-style lunar-day reckoning used for vrata scheduling.