Shloka 24

Viśokā Dvādaśī Vow, Guḍa-Dhenū (Jaggery-Cow) Gift, and Śaila-Dāna (Mountain-Charity) Rites

Devanagari script

उदङ्मुखः प्राङ्मुखो वा दंतधावनपूर्वकम् । एकादश्यां निराहारः सम्यगभ्यर्च्य केशवम्

Transliteration

udaṅmukhaḥ prāṅmukho vā daṃtadhāvanapūrvakam | ekādaśyāṃ nirāhāraḥ samyagabhyarcya keśavam

Translation

北に向かうか東に向かい、まず歯を清めてから、エーカーダシー（Ekādaśī）には断食し、正しくケーシャヴァ（Keśava、ヴィシュヌ）を礼拝すべきである。

Word by Word

• udan-mukhaḥ: facing north
• udan-mukhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: udan (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); avyayībhāva meaning 'with face to the north'

• prāṅ-mukhaḥ: facing east
• prāṅ-mukhaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prāṅ (प्रातिपदिक/दिक्शब्द) + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); 'facing east'

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction/particle (विकल्पार्थक)

• danta-dhāvana-pūrvakam: after first cleaning the teeth
• danta-dhāvana-pūrvakam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: danta (प्रातिपदिक) + dhāvana (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrvaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyayībhāva-like adverbial accusative neuter: 'as preceded by tooth-cleaning'; used adverbially (क्रियाविशेषणवत्)

• ekādaśyām: on the eleventh (lunar day)
• ekādaśyām: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी/7), Singular (एकवचन)

• nir-āhāraḥ: fasting (without food)
• nir-āhāraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nir (उपसर्ग) + āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); 'without food'

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (रीत्यर्थक अव्यय)

• abhyarcya: having worshipped
• abhyarcya: Purvakala (पूर्वकाल/Absolutive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√arc (धातु)
• Form: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा/ल्यप्), 'having worshipped'

• keśavam: Keśava (Viṣṇu)
• keśavam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keśava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

Speaker

Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context needed from surrounding verses).

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: Sandhi resolved: udaṅmukhaḥ → udan-mukhaḥ; prāṅmukho → prāṅ-mukhaḥ; samyagabhyarcya → samyak + abhyarcya.

Characters & Entities

• Keśava
• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What practice does this verse prescribe for Ekādaśī observance?

It prescribes preparatory cleanliness (including cleaning the teeth), choosing an auspicious direction (north or east), fasting (nirāhāra), and proper worship of Keśava (Viṣṇu).

Why are north and east mentioned as directions for worship?

In many Hindu ritual conventions, east (associated with sunrise) and north are considered auspicious orientations for worship; the verse frames direction as a supportive discipline for Ekādaśī devotion.

What is the ethical or spiritual lesson emphasized here?

The verse highlights disciplined devotion: purity of conduct, self-restraint through fasting, and focused worship directed toward Keśava as a means of religious observance.