The Ekadashi that occurs in the bright fortnight (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu month Margashirhsa is called the Mokshada Ekadashi. Lord Krishna is to be worshiped on this Ekadashi. The devotees, especially the Vaishnava community, keep a fast of 24 hours, on Mokshada Ekadashi to honor Lord Krishna. Hence, on Mokshada Ekadashi in 2014, observe a Vrat (fast) and please Lord Krishna to gain his blessings.
The occasion of Mokshada Ekadashi coincides with the celebrations of Gita Jayanti, which is known to be the day when Lord Krishna narrated the holy lessons of Bhagvad Gita to Arjuna (Pandava prince). So, on this Mokshada Ekadashi in 2014, worship Lord Krishna and the holy text of Bhagvad Gita. This will help in removing the sins of the past and gives favorable results to the observer of the Mokshada Ekadashi fast. Go ahead and practice all the rituals of Mokshada Ekadashi in 2014, so that you can also get rid of the sins and receive immense benefits.
Now, let’s take a glance at some other aspects of Mokshada Ekadashi, which would help making the observance of Mokshada Ekadasi in 2014 worthwhile.
MOKSHA EKADASHI PUJA
The person observing fast should go to the temple for performing Puja after taking the bath. Vishnu Path should be performed either in the temple or at home while taking the resolution of fast in front of God. The fast is concluded on Dvadashi (a day after Ekadashi), after giving donations to the Brahmans. Performing Jagran on the night of Vrat, increases the virtues obtained by fasting. By observing the fast of Mokshada Ekadashi, ancestors of a person reach to heaven, who were staying in hell, after death.
SIGNIFICANCE OF MOKSHA EKADASHI
In ancient time, a king named Vaikhanas used to live in the city of Gokul. His kingdom had the scholar Brahmans of the four Vedas. One night, king dreamt of his father in hell. He became upset by seeing the condition of his father.
Early morning he reached the Brahman and narrated his dream. He said after seeing the condition of his father all comforts and luxury seemed useless for him. He requested the Brahmans to tell him about any meditation, charity, Vrat etc. which could give salvation to his father’s soul. Brahmans told him about a Muni named Parvat, who knew about the past and future. And, they suggested the king to get solution from the Muni.
King reached the Ashram of Muni and saw many sages performing meditation in silence. King approached the Muni, bowed to him and told about the problem. Muni immediately closed his eyes and after sometime, he said “Your father had committed some wrong works in his last birth, so, he went to hell, after death.”
Listening this, king pleaded Muni to tell him a way for his father’s salvation. Muni said him to observe the fast of Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha, Margshirsha Masa. And told that, by the virtues of this Ekadashi fast, father of the king shall get salvation. Hence, the king observed the fast together with his family. As a result, his father received heaven and, his father gave him blessings while going to heaven.
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