Shloka 18
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
विद्धं त्वयैकादशिकाव्रतं ये कुर्वंति कर्तार इह प्रयत्नात् । तेषां भवेद्यत्सुकृतं शुभे फलं भुंक्ष्व प्रसन्ना भव भूसुरे त्वम् ॥ १८ ॥
viddhaṃ tvayaikādaśikāvrataṃ ye kurvaṃti kartāra iha prayatnāt | teṣāṃ bhavedyatsukṛtaṃ śubhe phalaṃ bhuṃkṣva prasannā bhava bhūsure tvam || 18 ||
ਹੇ ਸ਼ੁਭੇ, ਤੇਰੇ ਉਪਦੇਸ਼ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਜੋ ਲੋਕ ਯਤਨ ਨਾਲ ਏਕਾਦਸ਼ੀ ਵਰਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਉਸ ਪੁੰਨ ਕਰਮ ਤੋਂ ਜੋ ਵੀ ਸ਼ੁਭ ਫਲ ਉਪਜੇ, ਤੂੰ ਉਹ ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਭੋਗ; ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਭੂਸੁਰ (ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ) ਉੱਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਨ ਰਹਿ।
Narada (in instruction/blessing style within Uttara-Bhaga vrata/tirtha narrative)
Vrata: Ekādaśī
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It affirms Ekādaśī as a potent vrata whose merit yields auspicious results, and it frames that merit as something divinely acknowledged—encouraging sincere observance and reverence toward brāhmaṇas.
By centering on Ekādaśī-vrata—traditionally dedicated to Hari/Vishnu—it presents disciplined fasting and vow-keeping as a practical expression of devotion that ripens into śubha-phala (auspicious spiritual benefit).
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented vrata practice) is emphasized: performing the Ekādaśī observance with prayatna (careful effort) to obtain sukṛta and its phala.