Devashayani Ekaadashi Vrata Katha

. Shri Devashayani Ekaadashi Vrata Katha (sampoorna Vrittaanta). 🐚✨🛌

Dharmaraaja yudhishthira ne poochhaa— "he keshava! Aashaadha shukla ekaadashi ka kya naama hai? Isaki vidhi kya hai aura kisa punya ki praapti ke lie yaha vrata kiya jaata hai? Kripaya vistaara se samajhaaen."

Bhagavaana shri krishna bole— "he yudhishthira! Is ekaadashi ko 'devashayani', 'padmanaabha' yaa 'mahaa-ekaadashee' bhi kahate hain. Brahma jee ne naarada muni ko jo katha sunaai thi, vahi main tumhen sunaata hoon. Yaha vrata mahaapaapon ka naasha karne vaala hai."

1. Chakravarti Raaja Maandhaata ka Khushahaala Raajya

Satyayuga meinMaandhaataaNaama ke eka chakravarti raaja hue. Ve atyant dharmaatma, satyavaadi aura prajaapaalaka the. Unake raajya mein kabhi koi akaala nahin pada, na hi kisi ko koi vyaadhi hui. Praja unhen pita ke samaana maanati thi aura raaja bhi apni praja ka poora dhyaana rakhate the.

2. Bhayankara Akaala Aura Praja ka Haahaakaara

Eka samay praarabdha vasha raaja maandhaata ke raajya mein lagaataaraTeena varsha taka varsha nahin huee. Nadiyon aura taalaabon ka jala sookha gaya, dharati phata gai aura anna ki bhari kami ho gai. Praja bhookha se tadapane lagi. Raaja ke kosha se bhi sahaayata pahunchaana kathina ho gaya kyonki yajnya-havana aadi saba banda ho gae the.

Prajaa ne raaja ke paasa jaakara guhaara lagaaee— "he raajan! Jala ke bina saba nashta ho raha hai. Shaastron mein jala ko 'naaraayana' kaha gaya hai. Kripa kara koi aisa upaaya karen jisase indra deva prasanna hon aura varsha ho."

3. Raaja ka Vana Gamana Aura Rishi Angira se Bhenta

Prajaa ka dukha dekhakara raaja maandhaata svayan ko doshi maanane lage. Ve is sankata ka samaadhaana khojane ke lie eka chhoti see sena lekara vana ki ora nikala pade. Chalate-chalate ve brahma jee ke putraMaharshi angiraaKe aashrama mein pahunche. Rishi angira usa samay brahma-teja se chamaka rahe the.

Raajaa ne rishi ko saashtaanga pranaama kiya. Rishi ne raaja ke aane ka kaarana poochha. Raaja bole— "he rishivara! Main dharmapoorvaka raajya karta hoon, phir bhi mere raajya mein teena varshon se akaala pada raha hai. Praja pyaasa aura bhookha se mara rahi hai. Kripaya mujhe is paapa se mukti ka koi maarga bataaen."

4. Devashayani Ekaadashi Vrata ka Samaadhaana

Maharshi angira bole— "he raajan! Yaha yuga 'satyayuga' hai. Yahan dharma apane chaaron charanon par khada hai. Is yuga mein kevala braahmanon ko hi tapa karne ka adhikaara hai, lekina tumhaare raajya mein shaayada koi anya varga ka vyakti anuchita tapa kara raha hai, jisake kaarana yaha akaala pada hai."

Raajaa ne kahaa— "mahaaraaja! Main kisi nirdosha ko danda nahin dena chaahata. Kripaya koi aisa sarala upaaya bataaen jisase sabaka kalyaana ho."

Taba rishi ne kahaa— "he raajan! Tuma aashaadha maasa ke shukla paksha ki'devashayani ekaadashi'Ka vidhipoorvaka vrata karo. Yaha ekaadashi sarvasiddhi dene vaali hai. Isake prabhaava se megha avashya barasenge aura tumhaari praja sukhi ho jaaegi."

5. Raaja ka Vrata Aura Raajya ki Khushahaalee

Raajaa maandhaata turanta apni nagari vaapasa laute aura aashaadha shukla ekaadashi aane par apni raani aura samasta praja ke saatha milakara poorn shraddha se bhagavaana vishnu ka poojana aura vrata kiya.

Vrata ke punya prabhaava se bhagavaana vishnu prasanna hue aura tatkaala moosalaadhaara varsha hui. Dharati haree-bharee ho gai aura anna ke bhandaara bhara gae. Raaja maandhaata ki praja punah sukhi ho gai.

. Bhagavaana Vishnu ke Shayana ka Rahasya (raaja Bali Prasanga). 🏯🔱

Devashayanee ekaadashi se sanbandhita eka aura katha prachalita hai, jisake kaarana bhagavaana vishnu chaara maasa ke lie paataala chale jaate hain:

Jaba vaamana avataara lekara bhagavaana vishnu ne raaja bali se teena paga bhoomi maangi aura use paataala bheja diya, taba bali ki bhakti se prasanna hokara bhagavaana ne use varadaana maangane ko kaha. Bali ne maanga ki— "prabhu! Aapa sadaiva mere dvaara par rahen."

Bhakta ke adheena hokara bhagavaana paataala mein bali ke dvaarapaala bana gae. Isase maata lakshmi vyaakula ho gaeen. Taba unhonne bali ko raakhi baandhakara bhagavaana vishnu ko maanga. Bhagavaana ne bali ko vachana diya ki veHara varsha aashaadha shukla ekaadashi se kaartika shukla ekaadashi taka(chaara maheene) paataala mein bali ke paasa rahenge. Iseelie ina chaara maheenon mein bhagavaana 'shayana' karate hain.

. Vrata ka Mahatva Aura Chaaturmaasa Niyama. 📋💎