Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 18
Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa
Dharmakīrti before Yama
ततः प्रातः समुत्थाय द्वादशीदिवसे व्रती । स्नात्वा च विधिवद्विष्णुं पूजयत्प्रयतेन्द्रियः ॥ १८ ॥
tataḥ prātaḥ samutthāya dvādaśīdivase vratī | snātvā ca vidhivadviṣṇuṃ pūjayatprayatendriyaḥ || 18 ||
បន្ទាប់មក នៅព្រឹកព្រលឹម នៃថ្ងៃទ្វាទសី អ្នកកាន់វ្រតៈ ត្រូវក្រោកឡើង ងូតទឹក ហើយបូជាព្រះវិෂ្ណុ តាមពិធីវិធាន ដោយគ្រប់គ្រងអារម្មណ៍ឲ្យស្ងប់ស្ងាត់។
Narada (teaching vrata-vidhi in the Narada Purana discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It emphasizes that the vow is completed not merely by fasting, but by disciplined conduct—early rising, purification through bathing, and rule-based worship of Viṣṇu with restrained senses.
Bhakti is shown as reverent, orderly service (vidhivat-pūjā) offered with inner self-control (prayatendriyaḥ), making devotion both heartfelt and ethically grounded.
Ritual procedure and calendrical observance are implied: knowing the tithi (Dvādaśī), performing snāna for purity, and following vidhi (structured worship rules), aligning practice with dharma.