Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 74
Mārkaṇḍeya-varṇanam
The Description of Mārkaṇḍeya
पानीयदाननिरता येऽन्नदानरतास्तथा । एकादशीव्रतरता ते वै भागवतोत्तमाः ॥ ७४ ॥
pānīyadānaniratā ye'nnadānaratāstathā | ekādaśīvrataratā te vai bhāgavatottamāḥ || 74 ||
သောက်ရေကို လှူဒါန်းရန် အမြဲတမ်းစိတ်အားထက်သန်သူများ၊ အစာကိုလည်း လှူဒါန်းခြင်း၌ ပျော်ရွှင်သူများ၊ ဧကာဒသီ ဝရတကို တည်ကြည်စွာ ထိန်းသိမ်းသူများ—ထိုသူတို့သည် ဘဂဝန်၏ ဘာဂဝတ ဘက္တတို့အနက် အမြတ်ဆုံး ဖြစ်ကြသည်။
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada in the Narada Purana dialogue frame)
Vrata: Ekādaśī
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It defines “bhāgavatottama” not merely by belief but by lived devotion—serving beings through essential charity (water and food) and honoring Viṣṇu through Ekādaśī-vrata.
Bhakti is shown as both worship and compassion: Ekādaśī aligns the devotee with Bhagavān, while water- and food-giving express devotion as selfless service (sevā) to living beings.
The observance of Ekādaśī relies on calendrical timing from Jyotiṣa (Vedāṅga astronomy/astrology) to identify the lunar tithi correctly, integrating ritual discipline with sacred timekeeping.