Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 8
ताड्यते तत्पुरे प्रातः कार्यमेकादशीव्रतम् । यज्वना तेन भूपेन विच्छिन्नं सोमपायिनाम्
tāḍyate tatpure prātaḥ kāryamekādaśīvratam | yajvanā tena bhūpena vicchinnaṃ somapāyinām
त्या नगरी सकाळी दुंदुभी वाजवली—“एकादशी-व्रत करावे.” यज्ञकर्ता त्या राजाने सोमपान करणाऱ्यांची प्रथा तेव्हा थांबविली (विच्छिन्न केली).
Nārada
Listener: Kuru lineage listener implied by later address
Scene: At dawn, a herald beats a drum in the streets proclaiming Ekādaśī observance; sacrificial priests and soma-drinkers pause their routine; townspeople prepare for fasting and worship.
FAQs
Vows like Ekādaśī are treated as powerful dharmic disciplines, sometimes prioritized even over customary ritual enjoyments.
The king’s city is referenced as the setting; the verse focuses on vrata-dharma rather than a named tīrtha.
Observation of Ekādaśī-vrata (fasting/vow) publicly announced at dawn.