Vijaya Ekadasi.ppt

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Vijaya Ekadasi Starting from 14. 02.2015,Saturday 20.28 hrs andends at 15.02.2015,18.36hrs, Sin e Suk!a "at ha Ekadasi isasso iated #ith Sunday $ramma muhurta fasting has to %e ado"tedon 15.02.2015. $reak the fast on &onday morning %et#een 0600 to

0'00 hrs.

Compiled by Astrologer Pitchumani

Ekadasi (rata is janma (rata *one has to %eadhered to throughout our !ifetime+. Ekadasiu"a(asa means one shou!d %e in the thoughtof od the #ho!e day -t does not matter if onetakes mi!k or fruit..


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Fasting on Ekadashi comes twice a month.

One should not consume any grains or meat on this day.

Lord Krishna says that if a person fasts on Ekadashi, “I will burnup all his sins. Indeed this day is the most meritorious day fordestroying all kinds of sins.

In the three worlds, there is no kind of fasting, which is e en

comparable to the Ekadashi fast.

E en if one performs this fast without a proper attitude, heachie es the Lords !upreme "bode.

"nyone who fasts on Ekadashi, with full de otion, the merit onerecei es cannot be compared to anything else in the three


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#i$aya Ekadashi

The glories of this Ekadasi are described in the Skanda Purana

&.Importance of #i$aya Ekadashi was e'plained by LordKrishna to (udthistra.

).!kanda *urana also mentions the following merits ofthis Ekadashi

+.#i$ay Ekadashi bless us with ictory and pro ides relieffrom all obstacles. emo es grief and problems.

-. he person obser ing fast on this day gets desiredresults.

/.#i$aya Ekadasi also helps in remo ing all the guiltassociated with sins committed. It is belie ed that theresult of obser ing this Ekadashi is e en more than the


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that occurs during the waning moon in the month ofFebruary20arch.

Lord Krsna replied, 3O King (udhistra4 I will happilydescribe the Ekadasi known as #i$aya Ekadasi to you. 5yobser ing the ow of this Ekadasi all of one6s sinfulreactions are simultaneously eradicated.

Once the great sage 7arada asked Lord 5rahma, 6O bestof the demigods4 Kindly described to me the result oneachie es by following the ow of #i$aya Ekadasi whichoccurs during transit of sun in kumbha asi with waning

moon during the month of 0asi or 0agha. In reply to this, Lord 5rahma said,6 0y dear son, thisoldest ow is pure and is the destroyer of all sinfulacti ities. "ctually it gi es great results, as its namesuggests. his #i$aya Ekadasi undoubtedly awards one the


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monkeys, completed a great mission by going to the"soka forest in Lanka, meeting !ita de i, and con incing9er by gi ing amachandra6s ring to her. hereafter9anuman returned to amachandra and e'plained thewhole incident to 9im. "fter hearing the words of9anuman, amachandra had a meeting with 9is friend!ugri a and resol ed to in ade Lanka.

amachandra gathered a great number of monkeysoldiers and arri ed at the shore of the ocean. 9e thensaid to Laksmana, 6O !aumitra4 9ow will 8e cross beyondthis unfathomable ocean which is full of ;erce a1uatics

such as whales and crocodiles=6 Laksmana replied, 6Ooriginal !upreme *ersonality of :odhead4 (ou are theprime al Lord.

here is a great sage named 5akadalbhya who li es inthis island. 9is ashrama is situated four miles away from


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ocean.6 5eing ad ised by Laksmana in this way, Lordamachandra went to the ashrama of 5akadalbhya and

o>ered respectful obeisance?s to him.

he omniscient sage could immediately understand thatthis personality was the !upreme Lord amachandra andthat for some particular cause, such as killing the demon

a ana, 9e has now appeared in this material world.

he great sage asked him,6 O amachandra, for whatpurpose (ou ha e kindly come here=6 amachandrareplied, 6O brahmana by your mercy I ha e come here on

the shore of this ocean with my soldiers in order to ;ghtthe demons and con1uer Lanka.

O best of the sages4 *lease tell me a simple method bywhich I can easily cross o er this insurmountable ocean.Only for this reason I ha e come to your lotus feet.


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w e ou a ou o ser ng a grea ow y w c ou wcertainly con1uer (our battle and obtain e'traordinaryfame and opulence in this world.

9owe er, (ou should follow this ow with un de iatedattention. O ama4 here is an Ekadasi known as #i$ayawhich occurs during the waning moon in the month ofFebruary20arch. 5y obser ing this Ekadasi (ou willcertainly be able to cross o er this ocean with (ourmonkey soldiers.

O Lord amachandra4 7ow please hear about theprocedure for following this Ekadasi. On the day beforeEkadasi (ou should ;ll either a golden, sil er, copper orclay pitcher with water and decorate it with mango twigs.

hen (ou should place this pitcher on a sancti;ed raised

altar which is decorated with se en kinds of grains. hen(ou should place a golden deity of Lord 7arayana upon


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de otion by o>ering arious items such as ulasi lea es,sandal@wood paste, Aowers, garlands, incense, a gheelamp and foodstu>.

On the day after Ekadasi (ou should place this pitcher onthe bank of a ri er, pond or lake after the sunrise and dulyworship it.

hereafter (ou should donate this pitcher, along with thedeity of 7arayana, to a brahmana who strictly follows the

ow of celibacy. 5y doing so you will certainly con1uero er (our enemies.

"ccording to the instruction of this great sage, Lordamachandra e'hibited the ideal e'ample of properly

following this ow of Ekadasi, and conse1uently 9e wasictorious.


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son4 herefore e ery human being should follow the owof this #i$aya Ekadasi.

he glories of #i$aya Ekadasi destroy all one6s sinfulreactions.

One who reads or hears the glories of this Ekadasi obtainsthe result of a #a$payee sacri;ce.


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Knowing one’s strengths and yet learning to remain humble shows nobility ofone’s character.


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