THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EKADASHI

Written by Narottam Das

THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EKADASHI

EKADASHI - The Day of Lord Hari

(The Universal Medicine for cleansing one of all

bad karma and the gaining of good karma)

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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EKADASHI

Written by Narottam Das

Ekadashi in bright is a fortnight Sanskrit and word, the which dark fortnight. means 'the We eleventh have the day'. dates Ekadashi in this sub-menu occurs twice on in a month, EKADASHI on meat, this shaving website. and The cutting special ones feature nails. of Ekadashi is a fast that one abstains from grains, eating Lord is Supreme body the Krishna and most Medicine mind meritorious says that that to is remove full if day a of person for suffering. the destroying disease fasts on all of Ekadashi, kinds the material of sins. I will world burn Ekadashi of up having all was his a sins. created miserable Indeed as material the this day According consume grains to scriptures since we take on sins (and even more obstacles in ones life) on this day if we PAAP PURUSHA are Also body-giving (generally the function buoyancy take body. confident, milk, grains is So, fruits, of the not eaten rise feeling in stomach observe there. water, fasting to on various and But, this a and is (like not complete day there the diseases fruit fatigue. on most becomes should Ekadashi) juices fast. overworked So and and be harmful This people ailments. (sin no the vegetables. helps overdoing personified) energy who organ), and If in are remains any control is People, there in equally sick part resides fasting. of and undigested will of mind who distributed, the be cannot only Fasting body dislocation are and in perfectly observe and will. grains is is overworked as turn supposed the of on a healthy toxic the digestive total this working in day. to fast and the cause can ofI When digestive taken there service is and one unto no organs, so eats advantage God. you especially on feel account sleepy in giving heavy and of which foods, the physical thinking blood the blood system circulation faculty circulation work practically to on the days is head accelerated ceases you gets want to decreased function. towards to do devotional Hence, after the food is The an Moon Moon. related called Chakras. opening essential significance tremendously Chakras. Ekadashi to Now the element movement door eating The is of particularly for Ekadashi influences Moon's but grains various of it has movement does ailments relevant other the Moon Ekadashi not entire deeper and merely to and tells personality causes this mind? illnesses. upon aspects. relation constituted We an the imbalance have of The movement of ours. the of movement certain a Moon The fast, in of the Energy mind's and physically, the of Chakra mind. mind planets presiding Centers through How system though especially in is deity the Ekadashi the it is body is also the the In been the be when try the to concentrated Lord. practice the the two experience One mind fortnights extra is finds capable when devotional on itself given it Ekadashi is of in out out concentration its of service by place. tune. the sages, mind Seekers to So, God. and when gets the this Ekadashi and concentrated the has Yogis mind to be day is take naturally taken in and advantage both collected advantage fortnights at ease. of easily. these of The is by the mind This two devotees occasion days has cannot and of Apart while. unconsciously Ekadashi connection mysteriously consciously. from It may has all with But helped be these, many done the over-worked you relation advantagesphysical, during in there can your feel is the meditation of a due this the necessity fourteen to for mind a yourself little and with days to over-eating give contemplation, astral, its get by abode observing rectified spiritual physiological together or indiscretion in because it. one and with day. system because the you in Thus Moon, diet. do some the this not These you observance know rest day feel irregularities once has this a of One after this fast. drink who This sunrise loosens dry expels with fast the a (i.e. the mixture toxins toxins without within of in water) 50-50 the intestines hr. hot should milk break where and water fast all the the sweetened toxins next morning have with been sugar. approximately absorbed The effects during one of hour the If vegetables. will day. one advise Happy cannot you If Fasting. dry one on fast what does on to not Ekadashi have, know what what then not to one to cook have can on have and this 16 fruits, day very then fruit simple I juices, can advise recipes water, you to milk cook on and what on certain this to do. Ekadashi references in our Hindu shastras: Brahma-Vaivarta causes following them Ekadashi to remember Purana: "Ekadashi Govinda." destroys Thus, there all a are person's three aspects sin, bestows mentioned limitless here piety, about and (1) removal of bad karma, (2) gain of good karma, and (3) Govinda (The master senses). remembrance of person. day by the Whatever order of All sins Lord of are the Narayana. available sins from in the this three world, worlds they reside all together in grains reside in the in grains form of on a Ekadashi sinful Lord Krsna to Shree Garuda Garuda Purana: drowning Devi, the cow, in the and ocean Ekadashi of worldly existence: Lord Vishnu, There are the five Bhagavad-Gita, boats for the people Srimati who Tulasi are Padma Purana: dear days, to Ekadashi Me, all is Of places most all plants, dear of pilgrimages, tothe Me. sacred My Tulasi beloved is heaven. most Dvaraka dear to is most Me, of dear all months, to Me, and Kartik all isheard most *** More Information on Ekadashi... (Please because note we didnt some want of the to information leave out any given information) below is not practical in these times but itsof given The Origin of Ekadashi [From the Padma Purana, Uttara-Khanda, Chapter 38 ] Shree Mahadeva (Lord Shiva) said: 1. which son, all sages on one having occasion enjoyed I asked pleasures Lord Vishnu went about to the importance of Dvadashi, having Narada Muni said: 2. what O Mahadeva, kind of fruit would what one kind get would by observing be the great it. vow of Mahadvadashi? O lord, O ruler of all, Shiva said: 3-17a. sages Jayanti desire lunar Having in on becomes In thousand appears, certainly On prastha who Lord endless was everything the existences. Pushya, the the Dvadashi very sin won observes of mansion bright same should certain Dvadashi O due observed all, and of fruit meritorious obtains washes over that brahmana, a fold sesamum-seeds on the thousand to A Papanashini half way is in is observe man fruits. the fruit. speech, and a appears Lord said the called fast of the day a away a earth. worshipped sacrifice having When the fast to bright of When, Papanashini. fruit on this that fold be Jayanti. it the mental month, sins, on that when There of Ekadashi obtained is on in half fasted world, the that having in performed to called all religious day small the the sin a it Pushya Ekadashi the is on these That day is brahmana i.e. Dvadashi being on no bright or The that star or in Vijaya fasted by gives a day on especially that doubt conjunction great, destroy merit; man him i.e. day religious Shravana or pleased, half day, removes Papanashini the and a on who the is that in by for Papanashini fast committed so of a fruit freed the sins. that it Sagara, eighth the thousand also the bodily observes he is observed merit appears with bright i.e. in the also is (whole) who They month, from food the called the lunar sin best certain alone, Kakutstha during sins. observes half form sin. that should are given twenty-second a committed actually on the year, of mansion fast Jaya, Rohini Lord There said person of which that days. constellations. one's star to on great be and and a to Vishnu brahmanas day and i.e. that Punarvasu is i.e. observed fast Gifts is be previous appears, who during (the no religious it in joined gives Nahusha, the day. equal. is on person lunar doubt given worshipped every religious the fourth that the more Lord Jaya, with by seven best becomes then mansion Lord i.e. merit. about on day seven day only, those gave lunar Vishnu the than the that of merit Vijaya, that Vishnu, is gives existences. The days. star this. and on freed seventh previous them who day mansion a appears will like that who best a When, him) be the that. from day giving said to a give gift, an muttering inexhaustible of hymns, fruit. a sacrifice, self-study, worship Ekadashis. of a deity, is Whatever done on like that day bath, is 17b-18. carefully. minded one, Therefore, When asked Yudhishthira those Lord Krishna, who had desire the the ablution scion fruit of like the after salvation Yadu the fifth family: should horse-sacrifice, observe a he, fast the on religiousthis day Yudhishthira said: 19. observing O Lord, a O fast Janardana, on eating tell only me at all night that, or viz. eating what once religious a day. merit or what fruit is obtained by The Lord said: 20-27a. should O once Sun enjoined only who mid-day, well Yudhishthira, living Therefore, Yudhishthira. is in has on beings of setting. the fast In the taken for and a the eighth O middling on a tenth, are best being the householder cold that That the Knowing troubled. sin part of and vow, Dvadashi season, pure, should quality. the and of being should Pandavas, the what the should Bathing be before when Bathing day. which religious controlled, known 'nakta' make bathe. Eating the the at comes a in home as the auspicious man is, stars merit a Bathing should at tank 'nakta'. a religious man, in should night is appear are the is excellent, eat excellent. equal in 'Nakta' with is dark month bathe observance a prohibited in during temporary a the half, when pure is and of in sky. not Bathing the Margashirsha his O heart a the son for eating bath eighth The house. in well water him. the of and in nakta is is Prithaa only a part morning, taken Then, the of should river a has for at of lowest; firm in is night. i.e. O the an come, purify still the Yudhishthira, so vow, ascetic O day bathing also water better. Nakta son him. a when eating man in of is where is the O Kunti, eating in the only a he 27b-32. by existence'. firm also others' make Partha, recreation chariots vow. to articles those wealth, on At He by that He that and should who means of should and day time by food censure Lord to he not he of offered; give those should sacred should Vishnu, talk up brahmanas, who to and anger avoid a pray: texts. remove Shudra, are with sleep and 'O adulterers. and you the devoted greed. so and earth, to sin also others sexual that He Having to mind that should heretics, has of union. are he bad worshipped been should stepped think behaviour, He so collected also of should offer one over Lord to lights thing those to pass by by Vishnu, those me horses, in only, the given in the who entire my he and house. gone to former should take lying, be day over of away O in so 33-39. presents get month. him Lord Ekadashi the of gets solar Kedara. the observed Sun who the Vishnu, eclipse merit O He from same does to best day. should brahmanas, of at does one i.e. king, fasting like fruit O same the best observe Zodiacal not this. not as holy he, way, on differentiate king, the deserve A being place and an man, the religious O sign a Ekadashi Yudhishthira, should, man full Ekadashi Prabhasa. after i.e. to of another, who between obtain merit devotion, bathing after day. gives vow that He even having it Indeed does the removes at during does is four should Shamkhoddhaara the due two not saluted lakhs not he, sixteenth the Ekadashis. to deserve keep staying have who the bright of them, coin) bath awake observes rebirth part in half i.e. during apologize Listen on a obtain of and during womb. as after the the during after to days fast merit he even the to lunar has seeing on the of them. night, fruit of the an the drunk dark eclipse fasting obtained sixteenth Ekadashi passage the should He half water should image on or of give the by an part the day, of at of 40-48. hundredfold religious merit Those worship due difficult through a would Pandava, performance day. to Brahma, he not Sacred who the The to eating Lord would merit be I fast vow do have religious fast more of obtained Vishnu Lord places, on not of at obtain of a on narrated him night thousand a Ekadashi than know the Vishnu day merit are who by gifts, even Ekadashi only. the dear the those giving to fasts that and fruit sacrifices restraints cannot quantity by Men you to he who the Lord that on a day the thousand would who an devas. be perform he Shiva. of excellent Vishnu. are is roar Ekadashi counted. observes would religious not have equal Half till cows Those equal virtuous Therefore, that half get vow, the to This day merit a from time those to the fast who religious which (a is the would deeds. religious about, till a brahmana) on are in O Ekadashi hundred horse-sacrifice a an should whose best living devotees be merit So which Ekadashi its merit Pandava, being be religious times bodies who vow. you this kept of the of has day this i.e. more are Lord on is religious live secret. observe merit, obtained a the mastered through gets asking human Vishnu that earth. is which three Even merit the this a me. eating even being and the The religious deities vow. the is O of who Vedas. i.e. once O Yudhishthira said: 49. how O is Lord, it dear how to has devas? this auspicious Ekadashi day come up? How is it pure in the universe and The said: 50-54. wonderful other they and heaven all. O Lord roamed devas deva, O are Partha, Indra but roaming tell were on very told me the formerly vanquished fierce the everything earth. on remedy. the and in With earth the caused by to uncertainty What Satya-Yuga that Lord and fear death-like course they Shiva. to who and all there do He devas. are full great, i.e. said: was of staying should fear, "O wicked O a demon king, great all among the of demon. even devas deva, them by the name Lord the follow?" went Driven mortals, devas Indra, Mura. to out Shree do and fallen He of not the was so Mahadeva, from shine also heaven very the at Mahadeva said: 55-58. devas sleeping Lord went you. of in You the there 0 best Yudhishthira, water, world, along among the Lord with protector, devas, Indra on having devas. joined O and lord heard the Seeing the of devas, palms best the Bhagavan, words resort of go his there dwells. of hands, the the where lord, Disc-holder, O uttered best He, among the very this eagle-bannered Lord hymn intelligent devas, Vishnu of praise: He king will of God, the Shree Indra said: 59-65. You world, Your protect approached your the Lord sought expelled words cause. enemy shelter. of devotees all of Salutation your us. devas, from Lord devas You O of refuge. You. O You heaven Indra, the O are Bhagavan, are frightened You to You lotus-eyed demons, dear, the O You, Lord who by Lord, alone mother protect the O Vishnu love by You O Lord all are very one, the You of the are those me. our of said all demon fierce O lotus-eyed devas the the the refuge, You O who these Lord master; devas, and people. Mura destroyer have seek O words: of very one, Lord. O devas, have been You your You You vigorous O of are O come vanquished. shelter; are Madhusudana, who the protect Lord, the the demons, are demon to intellect; help father the seek us; saluted devas O the All named Your protect of Janardana, You protect of devas the by them that refuge. are world. devas Mura. us. are who us. have the We O frightened, protect O and Hearing have agent; You all Lord holy been demons, have sought to one, us, of You the whom the have O are O 66. about O place him? Indra, 0 of you that what very wicked kind intelligent is one? the demon? What one, is tell his Of me strength? what that. form What is he? is Of his what valour? kind What is his is might? precious Where Shree Indra said: 67-75. was mighty, as Moon is words devas." saw Seeing to the him: place. born the truth, and of chief O Lord very Then demon Lord Lord in Sun, He the the of powerful Vishnu Lord Indra), vanquished of devas, only family roaring so devas, also Vishnu, truth. the and so of repeatedly. Vayu demon formerly Brahma. also angry He fearful all along and devas, made another Lord said: there to with Varuna. His He devas. the Vishnu and "Wait, other son, Vayu vanquished was world expelled He the There wait." a devas and said: very of took demon devas another was "I The them went fierce, possession all shall devas. Lord, a Mura, bereft to from city Agni. kill great the with by the was heaven. They of city He of demon name all wicked his well everything. fashioned of holy went eyes Chandravati. Chandravati. known. He named places. demon, in installed red the other O due He Talajangha ten Hearing Janardana, fearful was to i.e. The another directions. He anger, new very lived to devas these the who Indra this said in 76-84. all O Hundreds repeatedly. vanquished a vanquished. slept entered battle, that have undoubtedly thousand Pandava, the cave. there been wicked and O it and demon, of Seeing in had vanquished He divine by Lord He demons kill that demons slept the made slept Him, went Krishna cave. Lord years. O demon, there. you there the were all to that Vishnu like O Badarikashrama. the of Lord cause i.e. The Pandava, through cut a were this a devas close bad Lord Vishnu off asleep demon and of before conduct, by fear Vishnu flee fight His to it it, became there, was have to divine and him with the There discharged bent twelve see vanquished many been with the demons.' power. thoughtful. the on demon was divine entered died. yojanas power killing The a His cave arrows. Only Lord took was Him. demon All of disc by in my named delighted. one place. length devas Vishnu. fear, against He They arm. pursued demon he was He had and Simhavati. were Then thought: Then the tired fought Thinking fled. had fought Him. forces overcome of Lord due one Lord him that 'I He Lord there shall Lord to door Vishnu of who Vishnu close then that the Vishnu with Vishnu only. was great demon. entered fight struck was fear. He to for 85-90. auspicious, from her. demon killed, fierce compassion He a Lord portion by directed Yudhishthira, name very Vishnu and for cruel Me.' had a Mura Lord fight woke divine enemy Vishnu's was then there. up. reduced missiles a of Seeing The maiden Mine? luster. maiden and the That O came ash demon weapons. Dhananjaya, skilled person due out to fallen of in her has She, Lord all humkaara dead that kinds done Vishnu's of lord aHe a great of very was battle, sound. body. demons, might ferocious amazed: fought She When and Mura was valour there. deed 'who the by beautiful, demon has through The name, came killed great up saw very this

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THE SIGNIFICANCE OF EKADASHI

Written by Narottam Das

Ekadashi Devi killing Mura-asura. The maiden said: 91-93a. others, thought: her, defeated Lord expelled He 'He me?" Vishnu, having will destroy them spoke conquered from (these) the heaven. three devas, words: Idesired saw Gandharvas, "How when iseven Vishnu Lord it demon. that yakshas Vishnu you asleep, vanquished is and asleep.' and goblins, Mura him Hearing had so too also pursued who those Lord had words Him. Indra Iand of Ekadashi Devi said: 93b. O Lord, due to Your favour I killed the great The Lord said: 94. mind In likes. the three There worlds is no sages doubt that and Iworlds devas shall give are delighted. it if it O is auspicious very difficult one, to be tell obtained me what by your devas. Ekadashi Devi said: 95-96. Lord is true, of If, then devas, You give are I shall me pleased, three ask for utterances. O what Janardana, is ILord desire by me. one O boon Lord, in O my master heart, of O the Lord world, of the if your world. offer O The Lord said: 97. times. O you Now of there a good would vow, be I have no absence certainly of spoken promise. the truth, I have repeated my promise three Ekadashi Devi said: 98-101. everywhere destroyer pleased day, him who have O with observes of all Lord in all me, kinds the difficulties, of then, devas, three a of fast well-being. may worlds. or do and a they for nakta one Through me who O who Lord or what through who brings Vishnu, Your is eats proper devotion favour about once give in the all I a wealth, shall for day kinds three me on be righteousness of and worlds, the the well-being. day devotion chief in sacred of the all for If, and four sacred to O You, salvation me. Lord, ages fast places, and You on to are my the Bhagavan Vishnu said: 102-110. desires. and true, The will Yudhishthira, should listen day. Trayodashi give four fourteenth, Ekadashi worship Ekadashi At undoubtedly to not the ages pious him This O differentiate sunrise (i.e. auspicious the Me will vow the and accounts of and the highest in a not Ekadashi true. the gets great Kartik the especially thirteenth be three Ekadashi religious He one, between otherwise. by position. vow will gave day of worlds. all undoubtedly became day). both this that or merit this the day You, at eleventh My the I you vow bright night. look is more glad devotees giving fortnights little say to upon obtain For and day her than will (i.e. all both strong. you repeating are take kinds who is obtained salvation. equal as dear the and place. in a of a 'You small fortnights the power. welfare, to the in it from O thrice. Lord O world merit will dark part). Lord, good all kill The Vishnu. will and will Ekadashi. the There Ekadashi the At the one, third, remove observe is the sacred observer's Ekadashi auspicious. you was A end the man would He will all places. no eighth, the of who should difficulties. the doubt grant is enemy. Ekadashi be famous A vow observes This the the man all about devoutly is ninth, full You is the O in vow it. 111-114a. vow would fast continue with these previous is which Dvadashi, get broken when for the In touches a day, between on fruit ghatika mixed should Dvadashi. should of these having with in the be the not fasted three the two Ashtami, observed next be next there days observed on. morning, day. is is Ekadashi, a the dear If thousand the as full that to fast Ekadashi Dvadashi Lord day Shashthi, days. Ekadashis. should Vishnu. lasts A i.e. man Tritiya be the If for This avoided. a should twelfth a man and day would fasts Chaturdashi, observe and day. That be night on Thus Ekadashi, thousand one a and fast that Ekadashi mixed would on fold along any with if he one the 114b-118. doubt absorbed recite of freed the that a place Gita thousand destroys from the that is of importance in a not the Thus, Lord devotion man sins. cows. equal sins I Vishnu should have of There to for of killing devotion told the Lord observe where is Ekadashi a you no brahmana Vishnu the to about doubt a Lord fast eagle-bannered are vow, the that on Vishnu. etc. blessed Ekadashi the obtains those O Ekadashi best There who in the Lord this king, falling devoutly is religious world. day. no Vishnu the in other They both exposition That listen merit dwells. vow the who man to which fortnights. like it observe Those of who by that the is day would the significance of men this or There the fruit at who at fast Ekadashi night of all is the are go no times of are to gift Compiled (for the upliftment of Sanatan Dharma the Eternal Religion) Narottam Das

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