Shloka 18
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
विद्धं त्वयैकादशिकाव्रतं ये कुर्वंति कर्तार इह प्रयत्नात् । तेषां भवेद्यत्सुकृतं शुभे फलं भुंक्ष्व प्रसन्ना भव भूसुरे त्वम् ॥ १८ ॥
viddhaṃ tvayaikādaśikāvrataṃ ye kurvaṃti kartāra iha prayatnāt | teṣāṃ bhavedyatsukṛtaṃ śubhe phalaṃ bhuṃkṣva prasannā bhava bhūsure tvam || 18 ||
O mapalad na isa, yaong mga taimtim na nagsasagawa ng panatang Ekādaśī ayon sa itinuro mo—anumang banal na gantimpala at mabuting bunga na sumibol mula sa gawang iyon, tanggapin at tamasahin mo nang may lugod; maging mahabagin at mabuting-loob ka sa brāhmaṇa na iyon.
Narada (in instruction/blessing style within Uttara-Bhaga vrata/tirtha narrative)
Vrata: Ekādaśī
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It affirms Ekādaśī as a potent vrata whose merit yields auspicious results, and it frames that merit as something divinely acknowledged—encouraging sincere observance and reverence toward brāhmaṇas.
By centering on Ekādaśī-vrata—traditionally dedicated to Hari/Vishnu—it presents disciplined fasting and vow-keeping as a practical expression of devotion that ripens into śubha-phala (auspicious spiritual benefit).
Ritual discipline (kalpa-oriented vrata practice) is emphasized: performing the Ekādaśī observance with prayatna (careful effort) to obtain sukṛta and its phala.