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 ||
Lời nguyện Ekādaśī, được các bậc đại tâm Vaiṣṇava giữ gìn một cách đặc thù, được dạy phải thực hành đều đặn trong cả hai nửa tháng, theo nghi thức đúng pháp kéo dài ba ngày.
Narada
Vrata: Ekādaśī-vrata
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
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).