Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa
Dharmakīrti before Yama
ततः प्रातः समुत्थाय द्वादशीदिवसे व्रती । स्नात्वा च विधिवद्विष्णुं पूजयत्प्रयतेन्द्रियः ॥ १८ ॥
tataḥ prātaḥ samutthāya dvādaśīdivase vratī | snātvā ca vidhivadviṣṇuṃ pūjayatprayatendriyaḥ || 18 ||
Bấy giờ, vào sáng sớm ngày Dvādaśī, người giữ giới nguyện—sau khi tắm gội—nên phụng thờ Đức Viṣṇu đúng nghi lễ, với các căn được điều phục và chế ngự.
Narada (teaching vrata-vidhi in the Narada Purana discourse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
It emphasizes that the vow is completed not merely by fasting, but by disciplined conduct—early rising, purification through bathing, and rule-based worship of Viṣṇu with restrained senses.
Bhakti is shown as reverent, orderly service (vidhivat-pūjā) offered with inner self-control (prayatendriyaḥ), making devotion both heartfelt and ethically grounded.
Ritual procedure and calendrical observance are implied: knowing the tithi (Dvādaśī), performing snāna for purity, and following vidhi (structured worship rules), aligning practice with dharma.