Shloka 5
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
एकादशीव्रतं भिन्नं वैष्णवानां महात्मनाम् । नित्यं पक्षद्वये प्रोक्तं विधिना त्रिदिनात्मके ॥ ५ ॥
ekādaśīvrataṃ bhinnaṃ vaiṣṇavānāṃ mahātmanām | nityaṃ pakṣadvaye proktaṃ vidhinā tridinātmake || 5 ||
مہاتما ویشنوؤں کا ایکادشی ورت ایک خاص امتیاز رکھتا ہے۔ یہ دونوں پکشوں میں نِتّیہ بتایا گیا ہے اور تین دن کی مقررہ विधی کے مطابق ادا کرنا چاہیے۔
Narada
Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It elevates Ekadashi as a hallmark Vaishnava discipline—an ongoing, twice-monthly vow—framed as a regulated sādhana that sustains devotion and purity through a defined ritual structure.
By calling Ekadashi a distinctive practice of great-souled Vaishnavas, the verse links bhakti to steady, periodic self-restraint and Vishnu-centered observance rather than occasional or irregular piety.
It implies calendrical and ritual precision: observing Ekadashi in both pakṣas (lunar fortnights) and following a tridin-ātmakī vidhi requires correct tithi-based timing and adherence to procedural rules (kalā/gaṇanā and ritual vidhi).