Shloka 1
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
मोहिन्युवाच । एकादशीसमं देवाः पावनं नापरं भवेत् । यया पूता महापापा गच्छंति हरिमंदिरम् ॥ १ ॥
mohinyuvāca | ekādaśīsamaṃ devāḥ pāvanaṃ nāparaṃ bhavet | yayā pūtā mahāpāpā gacchaṃti harimaṃdiram || 1 ||
മോഹിനി പറഞ്ഞു—ഹേ ദേവന്മാരേ, ഏകാദശിയോളം പാവനമാക്കുന്നതായി മറ്റൊന്നുമില്ല. അതിനാൽ മഹാപാപികളും ശുദ്ധരായി ഹരിമന്ദിരത്തിലേക്ക് പോകുന്നു।
Mohinī
Vrata: Ekādaśī
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It declares Ekādaśī as the supreme purifier, capable of cleansing even grave sins and directing the devotee toward Hari’s abode—highlighting vrata as a direct instrument of spiritual purification.
By linking Ekādaśī observance with reaching Hari’s mandira, the verse frames disciplined vow-observance as an expression of Vishnu-bhakti that transforms the sinner into a fit recipient of divine grace.
It emphasizes Kalpa/ritual discipline in the form of a vrata (Ekādaśī), i.e., practical dharmic procedure for purification and devotional practice, rather than grammar or astrology.