Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 62
The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
दश पूर्वान्दश परान्समुद्धृत्य व्रजेद्धरिम् । पौपस्य कृष्णैकादश्यां सफलां समुपोष्य वै । द्वादश्यामच्युतं प्रार्च्य सर्वैरेवोपचारकैः ॥ ६२ ॥
daśa pūrvāndaśa parānsamuddhṛtya vrajeddharim | paupasya kṛṣṇaikādaśyāṃ saphalāṃ samupoṣya vai | dvādaśyāmacyutaṃ prārcya sarvairevopacārakaiḥ || 62 ||
പത്ത് പൂർവ്വികരെയും പത്ത് പരമ്പരാവകാശികളെയും ഉദ്ധരിച്ച് ഭക്തൻ ഹരിയെ പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. പൗഷമാസ കൃഷ്ണപക്ഷ ഏകാദശിയിൽ ഫലപ്രദമായ ഉപവാസം അനുഷ്ഠിച്ച്, ദ്വാദശിയിൽ സർവ്വ ഉപചാരങ്ങളോടെ അച്യുതനെ ആരാധിക്കണം.
Narada (teaching in dialogue context with the Sanatkumara tradition)
Vrata: Saphalā Ekādaśī
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that properly observing Pauṣa kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī fasting and worshipping Vishnu on Dvādaśī is a powerful dharmic act that benefits one’s lineage (ancestors and descendants) and leads the devotee toward Hari.
Bhakti is expressed through disciplined vrata (upavāsa on Ekādaśī) followed by loving, complete worship (all upacāras) of Acyuta on Dvādaśī—devotion shown through both restraint and reverent service.
It highlights ritual timing and calendrical observance—identifying the lunar tithi (Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī) and month (Pauṣa), reflecting practical Jyotiṣa-based vrata scheduling and proper pūjā procedure (upacāras).