Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 71
The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
माघस्य शुक्लैकादश्यां समुपोष्य जयाह्वयाम् । प्रातर्हरि दिनेऽभ्यर्च्चेच्छ्रीपतिं पुरुषं द्विज ॥ ७१ ॥
māghasya śuklaikādaśyāṃ samupoṣya jayāhvayām | prātarhari dine'bhyarccecchrīpatiṃ puruṣaṃ dvija || 71 ||
ఓ ద్విజా! మాఘమాస శుక్ల ఏకాదశి—‘జయా’ అని ప్రసిద్ధి—ఆ దినమున విధివిధానముగా ఉపవాసముచేసి, హరి పవిత్ర దినమున ప్రాతఃకాలమున శ్రీపతి పరమపురుషుని ఆరాధించవలెను।
Narada
Vrata: Jaya Ekādaśī
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It prescribes Jaya Ekādaśī as a disciplined fast (upavāsa) culminating in morning worship of Hari/Śrīpati, presenting devotion to Viṣṇu as the core spiritual act that sanctifies the vrata.
Bhakti is expressed through regulated practice: fasting on Ekādaśī and then offering focused pūjā to Śrīpati at dawn, showing that devotion is both inward restraint and outward worship.
It highlights calendrical/ritual timing—observing Ekādaśī in Māgha śukla pakṣa and performing morning worship—reflecting applied jyotiṣa-style tithi observance and vrata-vidhi discipline.