Shloka 3
Narration of the Greatness of Harivāsara
Ekādaśī, the Day Sacred to Hari
भवंति नात्र संदेहो सर्वप्राणिभयंकराः । व्रतानां चैव सर्वेषां श्रेष्ठां चैकादशीं शुभाम्
bhavaṃti nātra saṃdeho sarvaprāṇibhayaṃkarāḥ | vratānāṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ śreṣṭhāṃ caikādaśīṃ śubhām
അവർ നിശ്ചയമായും—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല—സകല ജീവികൾക്കും ഭയങ്കരരാകുന്നു; എല്ലാ വ്രതങ്ങളിലും ശുഭമായ ഏകാദശിയാണ് ശ്രേഷ്ഠം.
Unspecified (context-dependent within Brahma-khaṇḍa Adhyaya 15)
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नात्र → न अत्र; चैव → च एव; चैकादशीम् → च एकादशीम्.
FAQs
It explicitly ranks Ekādaśī as the foremost (śreṣṭhā) among all vratas and calls it auspicious (śubhā).
The verse states ‘they become fear-causing to all beings,’ but without surrounding verses the referent of ‘they’ cannot be fixed with certainty; it depends on the immediate Adhyaya context.
It promotes observing Ekādaśī as a highly esteemed religious discipline within the broader culture of vrata (vowed observances), emphasizing its exceptional status.