Shloka 8
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
स्वाती सूर्योदये विद्धो त्यजंत्यकादशीं सति । निष्कामा मध्यरात्रे च विद्धां मुंचन्ति याम्यया ॥ ८ ॥
svātī sūryodaye viddho tyajaṃtyakādaśīṃ sati | niṣkāmā madhyarātre ca viddhāṃ muṃcanti yāmyayā || 8 ||
Bila Ekādaśī ‘tertembus’ pada saat matahari terbit ketika nakṣatra Svātī, orang-orang saleh meninggalkan Ekādaśī itu. Dan mereka yang berpuasa tanpa pamrih juga melepaskan Ekādaśī yang ‘tertembus’ bahkan pada tengah malam, menurut ketentuan jaga malam (Yāmya).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: Ekadashi
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes purity of observance: a vrata like Ekādaśī should be kept only when the tithi is not ‘viddhā’ (mixed/contaminated), because correct timing safeguards the spiritual fruit of the vow.
By insisting on disciplined, rule-based Ekādaśī practice—especially by the niṣkāma devotee—it frames bhakti as sincere worship supported by careful adherence to sacred time (kāla).
Jyotiṣa/kalā-nirṇaya: deciding vrata days through tithi-śuddhi (avoiding viddhā) and using sunrise and night-watch (yāma) markers, with reference to nakṣatra (Svātī).