Ekaadashee Vrata Katha

Praacheena samay ki baata hai. Dharmaraaja yudhishthira ne bhagavaana shreekrishna se poochha, “he janaardana! Ekaadashi tithi ka kya mahattva hai? Iska vrata kyon kiya jaata hai aura isase kya phala praapta hota hai? Kripa karake vistaara se bataaie.”

Taba bhagavaana shreekrishna bole, “he dharmaraaja! Ekaadashi vrata atyant punyadaayi, paapon ka naasha karne vaala aura moksha pradaana karne vaala hai. Jo manushya shraddha, bhakti aura niyamapoorvaka ekaadashi ka vrata karta hai, usake samasta paapa nashta ho jaate hain aura use bhagavaana vishnu ki kripa praapta hoti hai.”

Bhagavaana shreekrishna ne aage kaha, “praacheena kaala mein eka mura naama ka atyant balavaana aura bhayankara daitya tha. Usane devtaon ko paraajita karake teenon lokon mein aatanka phaila diya. Devata bhayabheeta hokara bhagavaana shiva ke paasa gae, parantu unhonne kaha ki is sankata ka nivaarana kevala bhagavaana vishnu hi kara sakte hain. Taba sabhi devata bhagavaana vishnu ki sharana mein gae aura unase apni raksha ki prarthana ki.”

Bhagavaana vishnu ne devtaon ko aashvaasana diya aura mura daitya se yuddha karne chale gae. Bhagavaana aura daitya ke beecha bahuta dinon taka bhayankara yuddha hua. Mura atyant shaktishaali tha. Jaba yuddha lanba khincha gaya, taba bhagavaana vishnu thodi dera vishraama karne ke lie eka gupha mein chale gae.

Mura daitya bhi unaka peechha karate hue vahaan pahuncha gaya. Vaha bhagavaana vishnu ko vishraama karate dekhakara unhen maarane ke lie aage badha. Usi samay bhagavaana vishnu ke shareera se eka divya aura tejasvini kanya prakata hui. Vaha atyant sundara, shaktishaali aura prakaashamayi thi. Usane mura daitya ko lalakaara aura usase yuddha karne lagi. Kuchha hi samay mein usa divya kanya ne mura daitya ka vadha kara diya.

Jaba bhagavaana vishnu jaage, to unhonne usa tejasvini kanya ko dekha aura poochha, “he devi! Tuma kauna ho? Aura is daitya ka vadha kisane kiya?”

Kanyaa ne vinamrataapoorvaka kaha, “he prabhu! Main aapke shareera se utpanna hui hoon. Is daitya ne jaba aapako sote samay maarane ka prayaasa kiya, taba mainne iska vadha kara diya.”

Bhagavaana vishnu usa kanya se atyant prasanna hue. Unhonne kaha, “tumane devtaon aura sansaara ki raksha ki hai. Isalie aaja se tuma ‘ekaadashi’ naama se prasiddha hogi, kyonki tumhaara praakatya ekaadashi tithi ko hua hai. Jo bhi stri yaa purusha is dina vrata karega, vaha paapon se mukta hoga, use sukha, shaanti, punya aura anta mein moksha ki praapti hogi.”

Taba se ekaadashi tithi ko bhagavaana vishnu ki vishesha pooja ki jati hai. Is dina bhaktajana upavaasa rakhate hain, bhagavaana ka smarana karate hain, katha sunate hain, bhajana-keertana karate hain aura saatvika aacharana apanaate hain. Maanyata hai ki ekaadashi ka vrata karne se mana shuddha hota hai, indriyaan sanyamita hoti hain aura bhagavaana vishnu ki kripa praapta hoti hai.

Eka anya katha ke anusaara, eka nagara mein eka dharmaatma raaja raajya karta tha. Vaha svayan bhi dharma ka paalana karta aura praja ko bhi dharmamaarga par chalane ki prerana deta tha. Eka baara usake raajya mein eka paapaachaari vyakti rahata tha, jisane jeevana mein aneka paapa kie the. Sanyogavasha eka dina usane bhojana na milane ke kaarana ekaadashi ka upavaasa kara liya aura raatabhara jaagarana mein samay bitaaya. Agale dina usaka dehaanta ho gaya.

Jaba yamadoota use lene aae, taba dekha gaya ki anajaane mein bhi usane ekaadashi vrata ka punya praapta kara liya hai. Usake paapa ksheena ho gae aura use uttama gati praapta hui. Isase ekaadashi vrata ki mahima aura bhi spashta hoti hai ki yaha vrata jaanakara yaa anajaane mein bhi bada phala dene vaala hai, yadi usamen bhagavaana ka smarana juda jaaye.

Jo manushya shraddhaapoorvaka ekaadashi ka vrata karta hai, dashami se hi sanyama rakhata hai, ekaadashi ke dina bhagavaana vishnu ki pooja karta hai, katha sunata hai aura dvaadashi ko vidhipoorvaka paarana karta hai, usake jeevana ke kashta doora hote hain. Usake ghara mein sukha-shaanti aati hai, paapa nashta hote hain aura anta mein bhagavaana vishnu ke dhaama ki praapti hoti hai.

Isalie ekaadashi ka vrata atyant pavitra, kalyaanakaari aura mokshadaayaka maana gaya hai. Yaha kevala anna tyaaga ka vrata nahin, balki mana, vachana aura karma se pavitra rahane ka bhi vrata hai. Jo bhakta sachche mana se ekaadashi ka paalana karta hai, bhagavaana vishnu usa par apni vishesha kripa barasaate hain.

Bolo shri hari vishnu bhagavaana ki jaya.