Shloka 20
Narration of the Greatness of Harivāsara
Ekādaśī, the Day Sacred to Hari
न भोक्तव्यं न भोक्तव्यं न भोक्तव्यं हरेर्दिने । गंगादिषु च तीर्थेषु स्नात्वा यत्फलमाप्यते
na bhoktavyaṃ na bhoktavyaṃ na bhoktavyaṃ harerdine | gaṃgādiṣu ca tīrtheṣu snātvā yatphalamāpyate
హరి దినమున భోజనం చేయకూడదు, చేయకూడదు, చేయకూడదు. గంగా మొదలైన తీర్థాలలో స్నానం చేసిన ఫలము ఏదో, అదే ఫలము (ఇదివలన) లభించును।
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Concept: On Hari’s day (Ekādaśī implied), abstaining from eating yields merit comparable to bathing at great tīrthas like the Gaṅgā.
Application: Observe Ekādaśī with food restraint according to capacity; replace consumption with japa, kīrtana, and charity; treat the day as a living tīrtha at home.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: river
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: harerdine = hareḥ + dine; gaṃgādiṣu = gaṃgā + ādiṣu; yatphalam = yat + phalam.
FAQs
“Hari’s day” commonly refers to a day specially dedicated to Viṣṇu—most notably Ekādaśī—on which fasting or strict dietary restraint is prescribed in many Purāṇic and Vaiṣṇava traditions.
It states that abstaining from eating on Hari’s sacred day yields the same kind of religious “fruit” (merit/benefit) as bathing at renowned pilgrimage waters such as the Gaṅgā.
The verse emphasizes self-restraint (niyama) and devotional observance (vrata): controlling appetite on a Viṣṇu-dedicated day is presented as a powerful, accessible spiritual practice comparable to undertaking pilgrimage.