Ekādaśī Vrata-Vidhi and the Galava–Bhadrashīla Itihāsa
Dharmakīrti before Yama
पञ्चामृतेन संस्नाप्य एकादश्यां जनार्द्दनम् । द्वादश्यां पयसा विप्र हरिसारुपप्यमश्नुते ॥ १९ ॥
pañcāmṛtena saṃsnāpya ekādaśyāṃ janārddanam | dvādaśyāṃ payasā vipra harisārupapyamaśnute || 19 ||
Hỡi Bà-la-môn, tắm (làm lễ tắm) cho Janārdana (Đức Viṣṇu) bằng năm thứ cam lộ vào ngày Ekādaśī, rồi tắm bằng sữa vào ngày Dvādaśī, người ấy sẽ đạt được hình tướng tương tự Hari.
Narada
Vrata: Ekādaśī–Dvādaśī vrata (implied sequence)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
It teaches that devotional worship of Viṣṇu through abhiṣeka on Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī yields the exalted fruit of Hari-sārūpya—attaining a form or likeness aligned with the Lord’s divine nature.
Bhakti is shown as loving, disciplined service: honoring sacred tithis (Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī) and offering pure substances in worship of Janārdana, with the fruit described as intimate proximity and similarity to Hari.
Kalpa/ritual procedure is implied: timing worship by lunar tithi (Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī) and prescribing specific abhiṣeka substances (pañcāmṛta, then milk) as part of vrata-observance.