Shloka 5
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
एकादशीव्रतं भिन्नं वैष्णवानां महात्मनाम् । नित्यं पक्षद्वये प्रोक्तं विधिना त्रिदिनात्मके ॥ ५ ॥
ekādaśīvrataṃ bhinnaṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ mahātmanām | nityaṃ pakṣadvaye proktaṃ vidhinā tridinātmake || 5 ||
மகாத்ம வைஷ்ணவர்களின் ஏகாதசி விரதம் தனித்த சிறப்புடையது. அது இரு பக்ஷங்களிலும் நித்யமாகக் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது; மூன்று நாள் முறையின்படி செய்யப்பட வேண்டும்.
Narada
Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates Ekadashi as a hallmark Vaishnava discipline—an ongoing, twice-monthly vow—framed as a regulated sādhana that sustains devotion and purity through a defined ritual structure.
By calling Ekadashi a distinctive practice of great-souled Vaishnavas, the verse links bhakti to steady, periodic self-restraint and Vishnu-centered observance rather than occasional or irregular piety.
It implies calendrical and ritual precision: observing Ekadashi in both pakṣas (lunar fortnights) and following a tridin-ātmakī vidhi requires correct tithi-based timing and adherence to procedural rules (kalā/gaṇanā and ritual vidhi).