Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 117
The Exposition of the Dvādaśī Vow for the Twelve Months
Dvādaśī-vrata-nirṇaya and Mahā-dvādaśī Lakṣaṇas
एकादश्या व्रतं नित्यं द्वादश्याः सहितं यतः । नोद्यापनमिहोद्दिष्टं कर्त्तव्यं जीविताविधि ॥ ११७ ॥
ekādaśyā vrataṃ nityaṃ dvādaśyāḥ sahitaṃ yataḥ | nodyāpanamihoddiṣṭaṃ karttavyaṃ jīvitāvidhi || 117 ||
เพราะวรตะเอกาทศีต้องถือเป็นนิตย์พร้อมกับทวาทศี จึงมิได้กำหนดพิธีอุทยาปนะ (พิธีปิดท้าย) แยกต่างหากไว้ที่นี่; พึงปฏิบัติเป็นวินัยตลอดชีวิต।
Narada
Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata (nitya), observed together with Dvādaśī
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames Ekādaśī not as a one-time vow needing a closing ceremony, but as a continuous, lifelong devotional discipline—especially when completed properly with Dvādaśī observances.
By emphasizing regular Ekādaśī practice (with Dvādaśī completion), it promotes steady, repeated dedication—an expression of sustained Vishnu-bhakti through disciplined restraint and worship.
It relies on calendrical/ritual precision—observing the tithi sequence (Ekādaśī with Dvādaśī), which aligns with Jyotiṣa-based timing and proper vrata procedure (including Dvādaśī completion rather than a separate udyāpana).