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Mantra · Vishnu ji

At the parana

पारण के समय

4 lines · about 1 min to say · The Ekadashi verses, as Tamil and Telugu homes say them

Vishnu ji

Vishnu ji

The preserver; Ekadashi is his

एकादश्यामुपवसन् द्वादश्यां परतोऽहनि।

ekādaśyāmupavasan dvādaśyāṁ parato'hani.

Having stayed without food on Ekadashi, on the day that follows, on Dwadashi —

भुञ्जेऽहं पुण्डरीकाक्ष शरणं मे भव प्रभो॥

bhuñje'haṁ puṇḍarīkākṣa śaraṇaṁ me bhava prabho.

I eat, O lotus-eyed one. Be my refuge, my Lord.

अज्ञानतिमिरान्धस्य व्रतेनानेन केशव।

ajñānatimirāndhasya vratenānena keśava.

Blind as I am in the darkness of not knowing — by this vrat, Keshav,

प्रसीद सुमुखो नाथ ज्ञानदृष्टिप्रदो भव॥

prasīda sumukho nātha jñānadr̥ṣṭiprado bhava.

be pleased, turn your face to me, and give me the sight that knows.

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