Shloka 8
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
स्वाती सूर्योदये विद्धो त्यजंत्यकादशीं सति । निष्कामा मध्यरात्रे च विद्धां मुंचन्ति याम्यया ॥ ८ ॥
svātī sūryodaye viddho tyajaṃtyakādaśīṃ sati | niṣkāmā madhyarātre ca viddhāṃ muṃcanti yāmyayā || 8 ||
Kapag ang Ekādaśī ay “nabutas” (viddha) sa pagsikat ng araw habang nasa nakṣatra na Svātī, iniiwan ng mga banal ang Ekādaśī na iyon. At yaong nagsasagawa nang walang pagnanasa at walang pansariling hangarin ay isinusuko rin ang Ekādaśī na “nabutas” kahit sa hatinggabi, ayon sa pagbabantay ng gabi (Yāmya).
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: Ekadashi
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It emphasizes purity of observance: a vrata like Ekādaśī should be kept only when the tithi is not ‘viddhā’ (mixed/contaminated), because correct timing safeguards the spiritual fruit of the vow.
By insisting on disciplined, rule-based Ekādaśī practice—especially by the niṣkāma devotee—it frames bhakti as sincere worship supported by careful adherence to sacred time (kāla).
Jyotiṣa/kalā-nirṇaya: deciding vrata days through tithi-śuddhi (avoiding viddhā) and using sunrise and night-watch (yāma) markers, with reference to nakṣatra (Svātī).