Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 8
The Account of the Ekādaśī Vow Observed Throughout the Twelve Months
भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा विप्र भक्त्या सम्यगुपोषिता । वैशाखकृष्णैकादश्यां समुपोष्य विधानतः ॥ ८ ॥
bhuktimuktipradā vipra bhaktyā samyagupoṣitā | vaiśākhakṛṣṇaikādaśyāṃ samupoṣya vidhānataḥ || 8 ||
اے وِپر! اگر ویشاکھ کے مہینے کی کرشن ایکادشی کو شاستری ودھان کے مطابق بھکتی سے یہ اُپواس ٹھیک طرح رکھا جائے تو یہ بھوگ اور موکش—دونوں عطا کرتا ہے۔
Narada (instructional narration within a vrata-context; addressed to a vipra)
Vrata: Kāmadā (as continued context) / Ekādaśī-upavāsa in Vaiśākha kṛṣṇa-pakṣa
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
It presents Ekādaśī fasting—done with bhakti and in accordance with injunction—as a discipline that yields both bhukti (rightful worldly welfare) and mukti (final liberation).
The verse makes devotion (bhaktyā) the essential qualifier: the rite is not merely austerity, but a heartfelt observance that transforms a ritual fast into a liberating act of worship.
It emphasizes calendrical and ritual precision—Ekādaśī timing in the Vaiśākha kṛṣṇa pakṣa and performance “according to vidhāna”—reflecting Jyotiṣa (sacred calendrics) and Kalpa (ritual procedure).