Shloka 4
The Account of Mohinī (Mohinī-kathanam): Ekādaśī Nirṇaya, Daśamī Boundary, and Aruṇodaya
महाद्वादशिका ह्यष्टौ याः स्मृता वैष्णवागमे । तास्तु ह्येकादशीभिन्ना उपोष्यंते च वैष्णवैः ॥ ४ ॥
mahādvādaśikā hyaṣṭau yāḥ smṛtā vaiṣṇavāgame | tāstu hyekādaśībhinnā upoṣyaṃte ca vaiṣṇavaiḥ || 4 ||
在毗湿奴派传统中，忆持有八种名为“摩诃·十二日斋”（Mahā-dvādaśī）的行持。它们不同于寻常的十一日斋（Ekādaśī），毗湿奴信众于其日守斋。
Sanatkumara (teaching Narada)
Vrata: Mahā-dvādaśī (eight types)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It distinguishes special Dvādaśī-based fasts (Mahā-dvādaśīs) from ordinary Ekādaśī, highlighting that Vaiṣṇavas treat these days as particularly important for disciplined devotion and purity.
By emphasizing faithful observance of Vaiṣṇava fasts, it presents bhakti as lived practice—devotion expressed through vrata, restraint, and adherence to the Vaiṣṇava āgama.
It points to practical calendrical and ritual determination (connected with Jyotiṣa and vrata-nirṇaya), namely identifying Mahā-dvādaśī days and observing the correct fasting protocol distinct from standard Ekādaśī.