Shloka : 148

एकादशीमुखानां च व्रतानां निजशक्तित: ।

उद्यापनं यथाशास्त्रं कर्तव्यं चिन्तितार्थदम् ॥ 148 ॥

અને એકાદશી આદિક જે વ્રત તેમનું જે ઉદ્યાપન તે જે તે, પોતાના સાર્મથ્ય પ્રમાણે યથાશાસ્ત્ર કરવું; તે ઉદ્યાપન કેવું છે તો મનવાંછિત ફળને આપનારું છે. ॥ 148 ॥

And the completion ceremony of the vows like Ekadashi etc. should be performed through the methods discribed in scriptures and as per one’s capacity, because completion ceremony grants all the desired objects. || 148 ||

Commentary

Shri Hari says: The completion ceremonies of the vows, among which Ekadashi is main, grants all the desired objects. While performing this ceremony, the 'Mahapooja' i.e. a special worship of Supreme God Shri Swaminarayan should be performed along with the charity of cow, gold etc., 'Homa', 'Brahm Bhojan' i.e. to feed the Brahmins, 'Sadhu Bhojan' i.e. to feed the saints etc. The spe­cial worship etc. completion ceremonies should be performed as described by the scriptures. If the completion ceremony has not been performed accordingly, the complete benefit of the vow cannot be attained.