चिन्तामणिसमाह्येषा सर्वमोक्षप्रदायिनी
Mokshada Ekadashi - Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi Mahatmya The Ekadashi occuring in Margashirsha Masa Shukla Paksha is known as Mokshada Ekadashi. There is an interesting story in Bhavishyottara Purana about this Ekadashi. Yudhishtira asks Lord Sri Krishna about the importance of this Ekadashi . While explaining the importance of Ekadashi Vrata, Lord Sri Krishna says - This Ekadashi is popularly known as Mokshada, on which day sins accrued in the past are burnt off. On this day the Damodara form of the Lord is to be worshipped with devotion by offering sacred Tulasi and various flowers. There is a pauranic story about this Ekadashi, listening to which one would beget the merits of performing Vajapeya Yaga. If one's kith and kin happend to fall to the lesser regions due their sins, they would be uplifted due to the mertis accrued by performing this Ekadashi Vrata. There once lived a King named Vaikhanasa in the the City Champaka, which was embellished with several Vaishanavas. Once, the King had a dream in which he saw his father in Naraka, begging to uplift him from the Lower Regions. The king got very disturbed by this dream and approached the learned and said thus - "O Brahmins, I am very much disturbed by a dream which I saw last night in which my father was apethetically asking me for help. Please suggest how can I uplift my father from that apathetic condition". On listening to his words, the Brahmins advised him to approach Parvata Muni. The king approached Sage Parvata accordingly and asked him the reason why his father was sent to the Lowly Region and the means to uplift him for this condition. Sage Parvata, closed his eyes for a sec and replied - "O King, your father commited a sin of dishonouring the Ritu Kala of his wife. For this sin, he is enduring the harships in Naraka. In order to uplift your father, observe the Ekadashi in the bright half of Marghasirsha Masa, which is known by the name "Mokshada". By giving the fruits of this vrata to your father, he can be uplifted from the Naraka." The king accordingly observed the Mokshada Ekadashi with devotion and donated the phala to his father. By this, his father was immediately released from Naraka. The father blessed his son wholeheartedly for this holy act. "My dear son! let there be welfare to you for ever" saying thus he left for his heavenly abode. Thus, one who observes fast on this Ekadashi would get rid of all sins and after death would attain liberation accordingly. This Ekadashi is like Chintamani which is capable of bestowing a place in heavens and eventually liberation in due course of time. Let us all peform this Mokshada Ekadashi according to our eligibility and beget the blessings of Hari, Vayu and Gurugalu.
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