Ekādaśī-Vrata Nirṇaya: Avoiding Daśamī-Viddha and Establishing Trimīśrā
रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्वन्पुराणश्रवणं नृपः / गदाधरं पूजयंश्च उपोष्यैका दशीद्वयम् / रुक्माङ्गदो ययौ मोक्षमन्ये चैकादशीव्रतम्
rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kurvanpurāṇaśravaṇaṃ nṛpaḥ / gadādharaṃ pūjayaṃśca upoṣyaikā daśīdvayam / rukmāṅgado yayau mokṣamanye caikādaśīvratam
رات کو جاگ کر، پرانوں کا شروَن کرتے ہوئے، گدाधر شری وِشنو کی پوجا کر کے اور دو ایکادشیوں کا روزہ رکھ کر راجا رُکمَانگَد نے موکش پایا؛ اسی طرح ایکادشی ورت سے دوسروں نے بھی پرم گتی حاصل کی۔
Lord Viṣṇu (narrating to Garuḍa/Vinata-putra)
Concept: Ekadashi-vrata with night-vigil, Purana-hearing, and worship of Gadadhara grants moksha.
Vedantic Theme: Bhakti as a direct means to purification (citta-shuddhi) and grace leading to liberation; karma transmuted into sadhana when offered to Vishnu.
Application: Observe Ekadashi with fasting as per capacity, keep a portion of the night in japa/kirtana or Purana listening, and perform Vishnu-puja with sincerity.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Related Themes: Garuda Purana (Uttara/Preta-khanda): Ekadashi-mahatmya and Vishnu-vrata passages (general thematic parallel); Garuda Purana: Vishnu-nama and vrata-phala sections (general thematic parallel)
This verse presents Ekādaśī as a direct dharmic practice leading toward mokṣa when combined with fasting (upoṣa), night vigil (jāgaraṇa), Purāṇa listening, and worship of Viṣṇu (Gadādhara).
Rather than describing post-death geography, it emphasizes a preventive spiritual path: disciplined observance and Viṣṇu-bhakti that purify karma and culminate in liberation (mokṣa), exemplified by Rukmāṅgada.
On Ekādaśī, keep a mindful fast as able, spend the evening in devotional wakefulness, listen/read Purāṇic teachings, and offer worship to Viṣṇu—treating the day as a structured practice of restraint and remembrance.