Vaikunta Ekadashi

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🚩 The importance of Vaikuntha Ekadashi is mentioned in Padma Purana. It is believed that the Devas, unable to resist the tyranny of Muran, a demon, approached Bhagwan Shiva, who directed them to Shri Vishnu. There was a battle between Shri Vishnu and the demon. Shri Vishnu realised that a new weapon was needed to kill Muran.

🚩 When Muran tried to kill Shri Vishnu, who was sleeping, a female power that emerged from Shri Vishnu burnt Muran with Her eyes. Shri Vishnu was pleased & named the Goddess ‘Ekadashi’. Then He asked Her to ask for a blessing. Ekadashi requested Shri Vishnu that the people who observed a fast that day should be redeemed from their sins and should reach Vaikuntha. 

🚩 Vaikuntha Ekadashi occurs in the month of Margashirsha & 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝, 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐚 (𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫) 𝐨𝐟 𝐕𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫. 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐮 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲.

🚩 Devotees perform the Vaikuntha Ekadashi fast to get liberation from their sins and attain salvation. Devotees consider this day very auspicious and a popular belief says that 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐕𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐧𝐮.