[Advaita-l] Three Night Fast of Ambarisha and dvaadashi

[Ramakrishna Upadrasta]

namaste,

In the 9th skandha of shriimad-bhaagavata, comes the story of
ambarIshha. He is said to have fasted for three nights in the month of
kArtIka, after an year long observance of ekadashi-vrata. 'vratAnte
kArtike mAsi trirAtraM samupoShitaH' says S.B. 9.4.30. How does this
go well with His dvaadashi breaking of fast? Do any commentaries help
with these?

The following verses from 9th chapter (9.4.18-20) about His bhakti are
very striking

sa vai manaH kR^iShNapadAravindayorvachAMsi vaikuNThaguNAnuvarNane
karau harermandiramArjanAdiShu shrutiM chakArAchyutasatkathodaye
mukundali~NgAlayadarshane dR^ishau tadbhR^ityagAtrasparshe.a~Ngasa~Ngamam
ghrANaM cha tatpAdasarojasaurabhe shrImattulasyA rasanAM tadarpite
pAdau hareH kShetrapadAnusarpaNe shiro hR^iShIkeshapadAbhivandane
kAmaM cha dAsye na tu kAmakAmyayA yathottamashlokajanAshrayA ratiH


स वै मनः कृष्णपदारविन्दयोर्वचांसि वैकुण्ठगुणानुवर्णने
करौ हरेर्मन्दिरमार्जनादिषु श्रुतिं चकाराच्युतसत्कथोदये
मुकुन्दलिङ्गालयदर्शने दृशौ तद्भृत्यगात्रस्पर्शेऽङ्गसङ्गमम्
घ्राणं च तत्पादसरोजसौरभे श्रीमत्तुलस्या रसनां तदर्पिते
पादौ हरेः क्षेत्रपदानुसर्पणे शिरो हृषीकेशपदाभिवन्दने
कामं च दास्ये न तु कामकाम्यया यथोत्तमश्लोकजनाश्रया रतिः

along with 'kImchit-kaala-mumaa-mahesha, ..., jIvan-sa-muktaH khalu
(81)' of shivaananda-lahari of ShankarAchArya, the originator of
bhakti movement.

bhavadIyaH
Ramakrishna