Ekadashi upavasa is on Monday December 21st and Dwadashi parane is on Tuesday December 22nd after local sunrise.
Significance: By doing this ekadashi one attains moksha equivalent phala, hence this is also known as as the "mOkshadaa" ekadashi. on the margashirsha shuddha ekadashi day we worship Shri keshava roopi Sri Hari, with Tulasi leflets, flowerlets along with dhoopa, deepa, Naivedya and other pooja procedures. In the night during jagar, recite/listen Puran, nritya, geeta etc., in the glory of Damodara. This ekadashi is also popularly known as Vaikunta ekadashi. also known as mukkoti ekadashi. It is on this day the vaikunta dwaram is opened. on Dwadashi day it is Geetha Jayanthi. The Bhagavath Geeta conversation between Sri Hari and Arjuna occured on this day! During the Gita Jayanti Samaroh devotees and pilgrims from all over India gather in Kurukshetra to take part in this sacred festival. A normal ritual observed to be followed by everyone is to take bath in holy water of the sacred tanks - Sannihit Sarovar and Brahma Sarovar. The whole environment becomes divine and spiritual with numerous activities being organized. This day is also known as mukkoti dwadashi. the dwadashi in the auspicious dhanurmasa. Story from Padma Purana: ( as told by Sri Krishna to Dharmaraja ) Long ago there was a beautiful city named Champaka. Inn this vast city all the citizens were vaishnavas and their king was Vaikhanasa who was a Just and fair ruler. He looked after his subjects as his own children. The subjects too loved their king and lead very satisfied and happy lives. One day the king saw a dream in which his forefathers were suffering untold miseries, the king was taken aback. He lost peace of mind and tried to fins a solution to this problem. He invited all the Pandits and learned people to his assembly and asked them what he should do? The court pandits then conferred and suggested the king to seek help from a most illustrious sage named Parvata who lives on the top of the highest mountain in the kingdom. This Rishi has the power to see the past and the future bu just closing his eyes. The king immediately set foot to the highest mountain seeking Rishi Parvat along with many of his pandits in tow. Finally he arrived at the learned sage's ashram. the sage parvat was seated in the middle of most learned people and was shining like a Brahma himself. The king prostrated infront of this great man. the rishi welcomed the king and asked him about his kingdom and how he can help. King vaikhasana told him all about his dreams and how his forefathers are suffering and what he should do to ease their suffering. Maharishi closed his eyes for few minutes and meditated on this. Quickly he opened his eyes and said King, I know the reason for this, your father had two wives, one day he forcefully joined your step mother eventhough she told him she was mensurating. For this behaviour he is now suffering in the hell. Because of this even his forefathers are also suffering the same. The king then asked the MahaRishi, O MahaRishi how can rid them of their sufferings? Parvata maharishi then said ' O king the ekadashi in the light fornight of Margashira is called "Mokshada". Please do this vrat along with your friends and family. The punya that you obatin from this ekadashi, please donate it to your forefathers. This will free them of their bondage. King Vaikhanasa with this information came home and celebrated mokshada ekadashi along with all his family and subjects. All the punya he obtained from this vrat he donated it to his father. This enabled all his forefathers including his father to be rid of their bondage and proceed towards moksha.Thus the most auspicious Mokshada Ekadashi should be practiced by everyone. From Padma Purana part 3 uttarakhanda 40th chapter. -MadhvesharpaNamastu
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Ekadashi upavasa is on Monday December 07th and Dwadashi parane is on Tuesday December 08th after local sunrise.
Significance: This is a special Ekadashi in the month of Karthika.. Its also known as utpatti or utpanna ekadashi. This ekadashi celebrates the beginning of the Ekadashi vrat with niyamaka devi Ekadashi. This is also associated with the slaying of the asura Mura, thus the name for Sri Hari "Mura hara". kartIkEchaiva mAghEcha tulasyA pujayEd hariM | vaishAkethu vishEshENa pOjanaMcha harEsmrataM || in the months of Karthika and Magha do pooja to Sri Hari with Tulasi. Even in the month of Vaishka hari pooja with Tulasi is very essential. Purana/Story: Yudhistira: What is the origin of Ekadashi? How did this day become the most important day in the world? Why do everyone including all gods prefer this day? Pray please tell Sri krishna. Sri Krishna: in krtayug there was an Asura named Mura. he was so strong that he defeated all the gods including Indra and chased them out of the heaven. Devandra ran to Mt. Kailash and appealed to Rudra devaru, who directed Indra to go seek solace with Sri Hari. Devendra, went to vaikunta and appealed to Sri Hari to save the world. He said "O Sri Hari, the son of tAlajangha Murasura, has conquered the heavens. He is ruling the world with an iron hand from his capital chandravati. Please save us." So Sri Hari along with the Devas went to chandravti to fight the Asura. Sri Hari destroyed the Asura army with his Sudarshan chakra. However Mura fought valiantly and they fought a duel for 1000 years. All the devas were scared and ran away. Sri Hari too ( in his leela ) got tired and decided to rest near badrikashrama in cave named simhapati. Asura Mura followed him there and seeing Sri Hari taking rest, the Asura was overjoyed and rushed at Sri Hari to kill him. Suddenly from the body of Sri Hari rose a wonderful Goddess. Born with all the charisma and radiance of Sri Hari she had heavenly weapons in her arms. She asked the Asura to fight with her. Murasura accepted, he rushed at her to kill her. However the goddess was so powerful, just her war cry destroyed the Asura. He was burnt to ashes. Sri Hari woke up just in time and inquired as to who killed his enemy and came to his rescue. Goddess: It was I who killed this Asura. Sri Hari: This Asura was so powerful, even I couldn't defeat him. How did you do it. Goddess: It was all because of your grace. You did this for the benefit of the world. It was only through your grace I was able to defeat Murasura. Sri Hari: The whole world is very joyous for what you did, please ask for any boons. Goddess: Please grant me three boons. 1. I should be the most prominent of all the thithis ( days ) 2. I should be the destroyer of everyone's obstacles 3. I should be grantor of wishes. Whoever fasts in my name, worshipping you with devotion, should be granted all their wishes. on dashmi who eats once ( ekabhukta or naktha ), fast on ekadashi and parane on Dwadashi, please grant their wishes. Sri Hari: So be it. all the 12 months, especially in the month of karthika, whoever does ekadashi vrat and worships me, will attain moksh. tritiya, ashtami, navami and chaturdashi thithis are dear to me. However ekadashi thithi is the most dearest to me. Thus the goddess, who was born from Sri Hari's radiance, who saved his life, is the abhimani devata for Ekadashi vrat. It is she who with Sri hari grace will rid of all the sins and grant all the wishes for those who fast on Ekadashi. There is no dharma equal to vishnu dharma, no book equal to bhagwatgeetha and no vrat equal to Ekadashi vrat. (Reference: padma maha Puran Part-3 chapter 39 ) MadhvesharpaNamastu... |
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