या तिथिर्दयिता विष्णोः सा तिथिर्मम वल्लभा । न तां चोपोषयेद्यस्तु स पापिष्ठतराधिकः
yā tithirdayitā viṣṇoḥ sā tithirmama vallabhā | na tāṃ copoṣayedyastu sa pāpiṣṭhatarādhikaḥ
Tithi (ngày trăng) được Viṣṇu yêu quý cũng chính là ngày Ta yêu mến. Nhưng ai không giữ trai giới, không nhịn ăn vào ngày ấy thì lại càng tội lỗi hơn nữa.
Īśvara (Śiva)
Listener: Devī (Goddess)
Scene: A devotional proclamation: the speaker identifies a Viṣṇu-beloved tithi as personally beloved, warning against neglect of fasting; the setting implies a sacred precinct of Prabhāsa with pilgrims listening.
Sacred observances like Ekādaśī express reverence to both Hari and Hara; neglecting them is treated as serious adharma.
The teaching is situated in Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya, linking tīrtha merit with vrata discipline.
Upavāsa (fasting) on Viṣṇu’s beloved tithi—contextually Ekādaśī.