Shloka 6
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
सायं प्रातस्त्यजेद्भुक्तिं क्रमात्पूर्वापराह्णयोः । एकादशी यदा भिन्ना उपोष्या हि परेऽहनि । द्वादश्यां हि व्रतं कार्यं निरंबु समुपोषणम् ॥ ६ ॥
sāyaṃ prātastyajedbhuktiṃ kramātpūrvāparāhṇayoḥ | ekādaśī yadā bhinnā upoṣyā hi pare'hani | dvādaśyāṃ hi vrataṃ kāryaṃ niraṃbu samupoṣaṇam || 6 ||
ପୂର୍ବାହ୍ନ-ଅପରାହ୍ନ କ୍ରମାନୁସାରେ ସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା ଓ ପ୍ରାତଃକାଳର ଭୋଜନ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ଯେତେବେଳେ ଏକାଦଶୀ ‘ଭିନ୍ନ’ ହୁଏ, ସେତେବେଳେ ପରଦିନ ଉପବାସ କରିବା ଦରକାର। ଦ୍ୱାଦଶୀରେ ତୁ ବ୍ରତ—ଜଳବିହୀନ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଉପୋଷଣ—କରିବା ଉଚିତ।
Narada (teaching in the Uttara-Bhaga context on vrata and tithi-determination)
Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata (with Dvādaśī observance rule when Ekādaśī is bhinnā/viddhā)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
It emphasizes disciplined restraint (upavāsa) and correct tithi-based timing, presenting fasting as a dharmic method to purify intention and strengthen devotional observance.
By prescribing Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī discipline, it frames bodily restraint as supportive of Viṣṇu-bhakti—turning attention away from consumption toward remembrance and vow-keeping.
It highlights calendrical/ritual timekeeping (tithi-nirṇaya) used in vrata practice—deciding observance when Ekādaśī is ‘bhinna’ and shifting the fast accordingly.