Devauthani Ekaadashi Vrata Katha

. Shri Devauthani (prabodhini) Ekaadashi Vrata Katha. 🐚✨🔱

Dharmaraaja yudhishthira ne poochhaa— "he janaardana! Aapane 'rama ekaadashi' ka mahaatmya sunaakara mera sanshaya doora kiya. Aba kripa karake kaartika shukla ekaadashi ke baare mein bataaen. Iska naama kya hai aura isaki katha kya hai?"

Bhagavaana shri krishna bole— "he paanduputra! Is ekaadashi ka naama'prabodhini'Hai. Yaha atyant pavitra aura samasta paapon ka naasha karne vaali hai. Brahma jee ne naarada muni ko jo upadesha diya tha, vahi main tumhen sunaata hoon."

1. Bhagavaana Vishnu ke Aniyamita Shayana ki Samasyaa

Praacheena kaala mein maata lakshmi ne bhagavaana vishnu se prarthana ki— "he prabhu! Aapa jaba jaagate hain to varshon taka jaagate rahate hain aura jaba sote hain to hazaaron varshon taka sote hi raha jaate hain. Isase poori srishti ka santulana bigada jaata hai aura mere lie bhi seva ka samay anishchita rahata hai. Atah aapa niyama se prativarsha varsha ritu mein vishraama karen, taaki mujhe aura anya devtaon ko bhi vishraama mile."

Bhagavaana vishnu ne maata lakshmi ki baata maana lee aura kahaa— "priye! Aba se main hara varshaChaara maasa (chaaturmaasa)Ke lie shayana karoonga. Meri yaha nidra 'alpa-nidraa' kahalaaegi aura jo bhakta is dauraana meri seva karenge, unhen akshaya punya milega."

2. Shankhaasura ka Vadha Aura Vedon ki Rakshaa

Eka baaraShankhaasuraNaama ka eka balashaali daitya hua. Usane devtaon ko paraajita kara vedon ko chura liya aura samudra ki gaharaai mein chhipa gaya. Bhagavaana vishnu ne 'matsya avataara' lekara shankhaasura ka vadha kiya aura vedon ko punah devtaon ko saunpa. Is bheeshana yuddha ke baada bhagavaana atyant thaka gae the, isalie ve kaartika maasa ki shukla ekaadashi ko vishraama karne chale gae aura chaara maheene baada punah jaagrita hue.

3. Tulasee-Shaaligraama Vivaaha (vrinda ki Katha)

Devauthanee ekaadashi ka eka mukhya bhaaga'tulasi vivaaha'Hai, jisaki katha jalandhara aura usaki patni vrinda se judi hai.

Asura jalandhara ki patniVrindaaAtyant pativrata thi. Usake sateetva ke kaarana jalandhara ajeya ho gaya tha. Devtaon ki raksha ke lie bhagavaana vishnu ne chhala se vrinda ka sateetva bhanga kiya, jisase jalandhara maara gaya. Vrinda ne krodha mein aakara bhagavaana vishnu ko'patthara' (shaaligraama)Hone ka shraapa de diya.

Baada mein maata lakshmi ki prarthana par vrinda ne apana shraapa vaapasa liya aura svayan sati ho gai. Usi ki raakha seTulaseeKa paudha janma. Bhagavaana vishnu ne kahaa— "he vrinda! Tumhaare sateetva ka maana rakhane ke lie main patthara (shaaligraama) ke roopa mein rahoonga aura bina tulasi ke bhoga ke kabhi bhojana grahana nahin karoonga." iseelie devauthani ekaadashi ke dina tulasi aura shaaligraama ka vivaaha bade dhoomadhaama se karaaya jaata hai.

4. Vrata ki Vidhi Aura Bhagavaana ko Jagaanaa

Is dina bhakta dina bhara upavaasa rakhate hain aura shaama ko aangana mein ganne ka mandapa banaakara bhagavaana vishnu ke charanon ki pooja karate hain. Shankha, ghanta aura ghadiyaala bajaakara bhagavaana ko jagaaya jaata hai aura yaha mantra bola jaata hai:

"uttishthottishtha govinda tyaja nidraan jagatpate.

Tvayi supte jagannaatha jagat suptan bhavedidam."

(arth: he govinda! Jaagie, jaagie. He jagata ke svaami! Apni nidra tyaagie. Aapke sone se poora sansaara so jaata hai aura aapke jaagane se hi charaachara jagata jaagrita hota hai.)

. Vrata ka Mahatva Aura Phala. 📋💎