Padma Purana — Bhumi Khanda, Shloka 28
Vows of Hari and the Hundred Names of Suputra (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa): Ritual Metadata and Fruits of Japa
एकादश्यामुपोष्यैव पुरतो माधवस्य यः । जागरे प्रजपेन्मर्त्यस्तस्य पुण्यं वदाम्यहम्
ekādaśyāmupoṣyaiva purato mādhavasya yaḥ | jāgare prajapenmartyastasya puṇyaṃ vadāmyaham
میں اس فانی کے ثواب کا بیان کرتا ہوں جو ایکادشی کا اُپواس رکھ کر، مادھو کے حضور جاگَرَن کرے اور جپ کرتا رہے۔
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Concept: Ekādaśī fasting, combined with night vigil and japa before Mādhava, generates extraordinary puṇya; devotion is intensified by bodily restraint and wakeful remembrance.
Application: On Ekādaśī: keep a simple fast (as capacity allows), reduce sensory input, spend the evening in kīrtana/japa, and keep a portion of the night for vigil with scripture reading; offer the practice to Mādhava rather than treating it as self-improvement alone.
Primary Rasa: bhakti (shanta)
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Type: temple
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a lamp-lit shrine, devotees keep Ekādaśī vigil through the night: some chant with mālās, others read from a Purāṇa manuscript, while the central image of Mādhava glows with calm authority. Oil lamps form a constellation around the deity, and the darkness outside the temple doorway feels like the world held at bay by remembrance.","primary_figures":["Mādhava (Viṣṇu)","Ekādaśī devotees (men and women)","a priest holding a lamp (ārati)"],"setting":"Temple sanctum or home shrine with garlands, conch, bell, japa-mālās, and a low platform for scripture recitation.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["deep indigo","lamp-flame amber","gold leaf","lotus white","vermillion"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: Mādhava in the sanctum with heavy gold leaf halo and ornate arch; devotees seated in rows with mālās, night vigil lamps everywhere; rich reds/greens, embossed jewelry, gem-studded crowns, conch-disc motifs, dramatic lamp-lit chiaroscuro within traditional iconography.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: intimate nocturnal vigil scene with delicate faces and soft lamp glow; Mādhava’s blue form serene, devotees chanting and reading; cool night palette with warm lamp pools, refined textiles, subtle architectural details.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines; Mādhava central with characteristic eyes, lamps as repeating motifs; devotees in simplified iconic poses of japa and śravaṇa; red/yellow/green palette with deep blue deity, temple-wall symmetry.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: night vigil framed by lotus and floral borders; central Mādhava/Kṛṣṇa-like blue deity, rows of lamps (dīpa) and chanting devotees; peacocks and cows in border panels, deep blues with gold highlights, intricate patterns echoing mantra repetition."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"emotional","sound_elements":["temple bells","soft mridanga/hand cymbals","conch shell at midnight transition","murmured japa chorus"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: एकादश्यामुपोष्यैव → एकादश्याम् उपोष्य एव; प्रजपेन्मर्त्यः → प्रजपेत् मर्त्यः; वदाम्यहम् → वदामि अहम्।
FAQs
Fasting on Ekādaśī, keeping a night vigil (jāgaraṇa), and performing japa in the presence of Mādhava (Viṣṇu).
Mādhava is a devotional name of Viṣṇu, indicating worship directed toward the Vaiṣṇava deity.
Disciplined devotional observance—fasting, wakeful vigil, and mantra repetition—performed with focus before the deity is presented as a source of religious merit (puṇya).