Shloka 3
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
सूर्योदये सुराणां च हरिणा परिकल्पितः । पारणं च त्रयोदश्यामुपवासविनाशनम् ॥ ३ ॥
sūryodaye surāṇāṃ ca hariṇā parikalpitaḥ | pāraṇaṃ ca trayodaśyāmupavāsavināśanam || 3 ||
Khi mặt trời mọc, chính Hari cũng đã định việc pāraṇa (phá trai đúng pháp) cho chư thiên; và pāraṇa được cử hành vào ngày Trayo-daśī (mồng mười ba) sẽ tiêu trừ lỗi lầm của việc trai giới.
Narada (teaching vrata-vidhi within a tirtha/mahātmya-oriented discourse)
Vrata: Ekādaśī (context: fasting and pāraṇa)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It frames fasting discipline as divinely regulated by Hari: the merit of upavāsa is protected when pāraṇa is done at the proper sacred time (sunrise), aligning personal practice with cosmic order.
By attributing the rule of pāraṇa to Hari, the verse turns ritual timing into an act of obedience and remembrance of Vishnu—bhakti expressed through precise vrata observance rather than mere austerity.
Kalpa (ritual procedure) and Jyotiṣa-based tithi/time reckoning are implied: sunrise timing and the trayodaśī tithi govern when pāraṇa should be performed to avoid defects in the vow.