Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 17
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
सिद्धार्तकैस्तिलैर्वापि तेनैवोद्वर्तनं स्मृतम् हविषा पद्मनाभस्य स्नानमेव समाचरेत् होमे तदेव गदितं दाने शक्तिर्निजा द्विज
siddhārtakaistilairvāpi tenaivodvartanaṃ smṛtam haviṣā padmanābhasya snānameva samācaret home tadeva gaditaṃ dāne śaktirnijā dvija
シッダールタカ（芥子）および／または胡麻をもって、それ自体が身体摩擦（ウドヴァルタナ）に定められると説かれる。パドマナーバ（Padmanābha）には、清浄なる供物ハヴィシュ（haviṣ）を用いて沐浴供養を行うべきである。同じことがホーマ（homa）についても語られ、布施（dāna）においては、おお二度生まれよ、自らの力に応じて行うべし。
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FAQs
Ritual detail is paired with an ethical principle: charity must be proportional to capacity (yathā-śakti). The teaching discourages both negligence and performative excess, emphasizing sincerity and sustainable dharma.
Like many Purāṇas, the Vāmana Purāṇa includes extensive vrata-kalpa alongside narrative. This verse is dharma-anuśāsana (prescriptive ritual/ethical instruction), outside the strict pañcalakṣaṇa core.
Mustard/sesame scrubbing symbolizes removal of subtle impurities (mala) through deliberate effort (udvartana), while haviṣ and homa signal transformation—offering the purified self into sacred fire and sacred order.