स भोक्तुं सर्वलपापानि स्पृहयालुर्नसंशयः
He who desires to eat on that day certainly longs for all sins, without doubt.
एकादश्यां निराहारो यदि मुक्तिमभीप्सति
On Ekādaśī, if one seeks liberation, one should fast completely.
एकादश्यां निराहारो यदि मुक्तिमभीप्सति एकादश्यां निराहारो यदि मुक्तिमभीप्सति
If one desires liberation, one should fast on the eleventh day; if one desires liberation, one should fast on the eleventh day.
अन्नमाश्रित्य तिष्टन्ति तानि विप्र हरेर्दिने एकादश्यां तु यो भुङ्क्ते तस्य नैवास्ति निष्कृतिः
O Brahmin, those beings remain sustained by food on the day of Hari; but whoever eats on the eleventh day has no expiation.
एकादश्यां निराहारः स्थित्वा याति परां गतिम्
By fasting on the eleventh day, one attains the supreme path.
संसेव्या सर्वथा विप्रैः संसारच्छे दलिप्सुभिः
It should always be observed by Brahmins who wish to cut off worldly existence.
स्नापयेद्विधिवद्विष्णुं पूजयेत्प्रयतेन्द्रियः
One should bathe and worship Vishnu according to the proper method, with controlled senses.
शयीत सन्निधौ विष्णोर्नारायणपरायणः
One devoted to Narayana should lie down in the presence of Vishnu.
गन्धपुष्पादिभिः सम्यक् ततस्त्वे वसुदीरयेत्
Then, with fragrance, flowers, and the like, one should properly offer them.
भोक्ष्यामि पुण्डरीकाक्ष शरणं मे भवाच्युत
O Lotus-eyed One, I will eat; O Achyuta, be my refuge.
भक्तिभावेन तुष्टात्मा उपवासं समर्पयेत्
With a mind satisfied by devotion, one should dedicate the fast.
गीतैर्वाद्यैशअच नृत्यैश्च पुराणश्रवणादिभिः
With songs, instruments, dances, and listening to the Purāṇas and similar acts.
स्नात्वा च विधिवद्विष्णुं पूजयत्प्रयतेन्द्रियः
Having bathed according to the proper method, one should worship Vishnu with controlled senses.
द्वादश्यां पयसा विप्र हरिसारुपप्यमषश्नुते
On the twelfth day, O Brahmin, one attains similarity to Hari by consuming milk.
प्रसीद सुमुखो भूत्वा ज्ञानदृष्टिप्रदो भव
Be gracious, with a pleasant face; grant the vision of knowledge.
ब्रह्मणान्भोजयेच्छक्त्या दद्याद्वै दक्षिणां तथा
One should feed Brahmins according to one's capacity, and likewise give them gifts.
कृतपञ्चमहायज्ञः स्वयं भुञ्जीत वाग्यतः
Having performed the five great sacrifices, one should eat oneself, with restrained speech.
स याति विष्णुभवनं पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
He goes to the abode of Vishnu, where return is difficult.
चाण्डालान्पतकितांश्चैव नेक्षेदपि कदाचन
One should never even look upon outcastes and sinners.
उपवास व्रतपरो नालपेच्च कदाचन
One devoted to fasting and vows should never engage in conversation.
अयाज्ययाजकं चैव नालपेत्सर्वदा व्रती
One who observes vows should never converse with someone who does not perform sacrifices or who conducts them improperly.
भिषजं काव्यकर्त्तारं देवद्विजविरोधिनम्
Nor with a physician, a poet, or one who opposes the gods and the twice-born.
व्रतोपवासनिरतो वाङ्मात्रेणापि नार्चयेत्
One devoted to vows and fasting should not even verbally honor such persons.
उपवासपरो भूत्वा परां सिद्धिमवान्पुयात्
By being devoted to fasting, one attains the highest accomplishment and becomes purified.
नास्तु विष्णुसमं दैवं तपो नानशनात्परम्
There is no deity equal to Viṣṇu, no austerity greater than fasting.
नास्ति ज्ञानसमो लाभो लाभो न च धर्म समः पिता
There is no gain equal to knowledge, nor any gain equal to righteousness, nor any father equal to righteousness.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्
Here, too, they recite this ancient legend.
पुरा हिगालवो नाम मुनिः सत्यपरायणः
Long ago, there was a sage named Gālava, devoted to truth.
बहुवृक्षसमाकीर्णे गजभल्लुनिषेविते
He lived in a place thickly covered with many trees and frequented by elephants and deer.
कन्दमूलफलैः पूर्णे मुनिवृन्दनिषेदिते
It was filled with roots, tubers, and fruits, and was inhabited by groups of sages.