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Pasham-kusha Ekadashi - Vrat Katha
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Falls on: Ahsvin sukla paksh
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Yudhisthir�s eagerness in Ekadashi
Yudhisthir said, Madhusudan, �what is the name of the Ekadashi that occurs during
sukla paksh of Ahsvin? Please be merciful and tell this to me�.
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Bhagwan Shri Krishna explain the glories
Shri Krishna, replied, �Rajan, please listen as I explain the glories of this Ekadashi
- Pasham kusha Ekadashi that occurs during sukla paksh of Ahsvin, removes all sins.
On this day one should worship the Swaroop of Shri Padma nabha, the lotus naveled Bhagwan,
according to the rules and regulations. By doing so, one achieves whatever heavenly
pleasures he wants in this world and at last attains liberation. Simply by offering
one's humble obeisances unto Bhagwan Vishnu, the rider of Garuda, one can achieve the
same merit as is won by performing great penances for a long time with completely
controlled senses. Although a person might have committed unlimited sins, he can still
escape hell just by paying his obeisances to Bhagwan Shri Hari, who removes all sins�.
�The merits gained by going on pilgrimage to tirth sthans can also be achieved simply
by chanting the holy names of Bhagwan Vishnu. Whoever chants these sacred names-such as
Ram, Vishnu, Janardan, or Krishna-especially on Ekadashi, never sees Yamaraj's abode.
Nor does, one who fasts on Pasham kusha Ekadashi, which is so dear to Me, see that abode.
�Both the Vaisnava who criticises Bhagwan Shiva and the Shive bakht who criticizes Me
certainly go to hell. The merit obtained by performing one thousand Akshva Megh yagyha
and one hundred Rajasuya yaghya sacrifices is not equal to even one sixteenth of the
merit a person obtains by fasting on Ekadashi. There is no higher merit one can achieve
than that attained by fasting on Ekadashi. Indeed, nothing in all the three worlds is as
pleasing or as able to purify one of sin as Ekadashi, the day of the lotus-naveled
Bhagwan Shri Padmanabh�.
Importance of Pashamkusha Ekadashi
Rajan, until a person observes a fast on the day of Bhagwan Shri Padmanabh named
Pasham kusha Ekadashi, he remains sinful, and the reactions of his past sinful deeds
never leave him. There is no merit in all the three worlds that can match the merit
one attains by observing a fast on this Ekadashi. Whoever observes it faithfully never
has to see death personified, Yamaraj. One who desires liberation, heaven, good health,
beautiful women, wealth, and food grains should simply fast on this Ekadashi. Rajan,
neither the Ganges, Gaya, nor Puskara, nor even the holy site of Kuruksetra, can
grant as much merit as Pasham kusha Ekadashi�.
�Yudhisthir, protector of the earth, after observing Ekadashi during the daytime,
the devotee should remain awake through the night, for by doing so he easily attains
to the abode of Bhagwan Shri Vishnu. Ten generations of ancestors on his mother's side,
ten generations on his father's side, and ten generations on his wife's side are all
liberated by a single observance of a fast on this Ekadashi. All these ancestors attain
their original, four-armed, transcendental forms. This is the benediction My devotee
earns simply by observing one Pasham kusha Ekadashi properly�.
�Rajan, whether one is a child, a youth, or an old person, fasting on Pashamkusa Ekadashi
frees him of sins and makes him immune to suffering a hellish rebirth. Whoever observes
a fast on this Ekadashi becomes free of all his sins and returns to the abode of Bhagwan
Shri Hari. Whoever donates gold, sesame seeds, fertile land, cows, grain, drinking water,
an umbrella, or a pair of shoes on this most holy day will never have to visit the abode
of Yamaraj, who always punishes sinners. But if a resident of earth fails to perform
spiritual deeds, especially the observance of a fast on holy days such as Ekadashis,
his breathing is said to be no better than the puffing-of a blacksmith's bellows.
Rajan, especially on Pasham kusha Ekadashi, even the poor should first bathe and then
give some charity and perform other auspicious activities according to their ability.
Whoever performs sacrifices or builds public ponds, resting places, gardens, or houses
does not suffer the punishments of Yamaraj. Indeed, one should understand that a person
must have performed such pious activities as these in his past life if he is long-lived,
wealthy, of high birth, or free from all diseases. But a person who observes Pasham kusha
Ekadashi goes to the abode of Purna Prushotam�.
Bhagwan concluded
Bhagwan Shri Krishna concluded, �Thus, Dharmaraj Yudhisthir, I have narrated to you the
glories of Pasham kusha Ekadashi. Please question me further if you wish to hear more
about Ekadashi�.
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