Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 10
Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa
Dharmakīrti before Yama
महापातकयुक्तो वायुक्तो वा सर्व पातकैः । एकादश्यां निराहारः स्थित्वा याति परां गतिम् ॥ १० ॥
mahāpātakayukto vāyukto vā sarva pātakaiḥ | ekādaśyāṃ nirāhāraḥ sthitvā yāti parāṃ gatim || 10 ||
महापातकयुक्तो वायुक्तो वा सर्वपातकैः । एकादश्यां निराहारः स्थित्वा याति परां गतिम् ॥
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It declares Ekādaśī fasting (nirāhāra) as a powerful purificatory vrata capable of lifting even a heavily sinful person toward the supreme goal (parā gati), emphasizing divine grace accessed through disciplined observance.
Ekādaśī is traditionally devoted to Viṣṇu; the verse frames fasting as a devotional act that redirects the mind from indulgence to remembrance and surrender, making bhakti practical through vrata-dharma.
It implicitly relies on calendrical/ritual timing—observing Ekādaśī by the lunar tithi (a jyotiṣa-based ritual marker)—showing how correct vrata timing supports dharma in practice.