मान्धाता चक्रवर्त्यासीदुपोष्यैकादशीं नृपः ।
एकादश्यां न भुञ्जीत पक्षयोरुभयारपि
māndhātā cakravartyāsīdupoṣyaikādaśīṃ nṛpaḥ |
ekādaśyāṃ na bhuñjīta pakṣayorubhayārapi
Purva Khanda: Achara Kanda
Chapter 125: The glory of Ekadashi and choosing the tithi
इति श्रीगारुडे महापुराणे पूर्वखण्डे प्रथमांशाख्ये आचारकाण्डे एकादशीमाहात्म्यं नाम पञ्चविंशत्युत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः ॥
7 verses · 125 of 241
What happens in this chapter
The glory of Ekadashi and choosing the tithi
Brahma begins with Mandhata, the chakravarti king who kept the Ekadashi fast, and lays down that one should not eat on Ekadashi in either half of the month. An Ekadashi touched by Dashami must be avoided: Gandhari fasted on such a day and lost her hundred sons. Where Ekadashi meets Dvadashi, Hari is present; where it meets Dashami, the asura is present. When texts conflict and doubt arises, fast on Dvadashi and break the fast on Trayodashi. The tithi that joins Ekadashi, Dvadashi and Trayodashi is the most purifying. Keeping awake at night, hearing the Puranas and worshipping Gadadhara on both Ekadashis, King Rukmangada reached liberation, and others have done the same through this vow.
पितामह उवाच
दशम्येकादशीमिश्रा गान्धार्या समुपोषिता ।
तस्याः पुत्रशतं नष्टं तस्मात्तां परिवर्जयेत्
daśamyekādaśīmiśrā gāndhāryā samupoṣitā |
tasyāḥ putraśataṃ naṣṭaṃ tasmāttāṃ parivarjayet
द्वादश्येकादशी यत्र तत्र सन्निहितो हरिः ।
दशम्येकादशी यत्र तत्र सन्निहितोऽसुरः ।
बहुवाक्यविरोधेन सन्देहो जायते यदा
dvādaśyekādaśī yatra tatra sannihito hariḥ |
daśamyekādaśī yatra tatra sannihito'suraḥ |
bahuvākyavirodhena sandeho jāyate yadā
द्वादशी तु तदा ग्राह्या त्रयोदश्यान्तु पारणम् ।
एकादशी कलापिस्यादुपोष्या द्वादशी तथा
dvādaśī tu tadā grāhyā trayodaśyāntu pāraṇam |
ekādaśī kalāpisyādupoṣyā dvādaśī tathā
एकादशी द्वादशी च विशेषेण त्रयोदशी ।
त्रिमिश्रा सा तिथिर्ग्राह्या सर्वपापहरा शुभा
ekādaśī dvādaśī ca viśeṣeṇa trayodaśī |
trimiśrā sā tithirgrāhyā sarvapāpaharā śubhā
एकादशीमुपोष्यैवद्वादशीम थवा द्विज ।
त्रिमिश्रां चैव कुर्वीत न दशम्या युतां क्रचित्
ekādaśīmupoṣyaivadvādaśīma thavā dvija |
trimiśrāṃ caiva kurvīta na daśamyā yutāṃ kracit
रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्वन्पुराणश्रवणं नृपः ।
गदाधरं पूजयंश्च उपोष्यैका दशीद्वयम् ।
रुक्माङ्गदो ययौ मोक्षमन्ये चैकादशीव्रतम्
rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kurvanpurāṇaśravaṇaṃ nṛpaḥ |
gadādharaṃ pūjayaṃśca upoṣyaikā daśīdvayam |
rukmāṅgado yayau mokṣamanye caikādaśīvratam
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