Vamana Purana — Akhanda Ekadashi Vrata, Shloka 16
Akhaṇḍa-Ekādaśī Vrata and the Vaiṣṇava Protective Hymn; Prelude to the Kātyāyanī–Mahiṣāsura Narrative
कृतोपवासो देवर्षे द्वितीये ऽहनि संयतः स्नानेन तेन स्नायीत येनाखण्डं हि वत्सरम्
kṛtopavāso devarṣe dvitīye 'hani saṃyataḥ snānena tena snāyīta yenākhaṇḍaṃ hi vatsaram
ఓ దేవర్షీ! ఉపవాసం చేసి, రెండవ దినమున నియమంతో ఉండి, అఖండ సంవత్సరఫలాన్ని ప్రసాదించే ఆ స్నానంతోనే స్నానం చేయవలెను।
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FAQs
The verse links inner discipline (fasting and restraint) with outer purification (ritual bathing), teaching that sustained self-control can compress and intensify spiritual merit—symbolically equating one well-performed act with the fruit of long practice.
This is ancillary dharma/ācāra material (vrata-vidhi). It does not directly map to the core pañcalakṣaṇa topics (sarga, pratisarga, vaṃśa, manvantara, vaṃśānucarita), but belongs to the Purāṇic instruction layer supporting dharma.
‘Unbroken year’ (akhaṇḍa-vatsara) signifies continuity of devotion; the ‘second day’ observance implies regulated timing, suggesting that sacred time (kāla) becomes a vehicle for transforming ordinary acts into concentrated spiritual attainment.