saphala ekaadashi vrata katha

. shri saphala ekaadashi vrata katha (sampoorna vrittaanta). 🐚✨🏯

dharmaraaja yudhishthira ne poochhaa— "he janaardana! aapane maargasheersha maasa ki ekaadashiyon ka varnana kara mera sanshaya doora kiya. aba kripa karake yaha bataaen ki pausha krishna ekaadashi ka kya naama hai? isaki vidhi kya hai aur isamen kisa devata ka poojana hota hai?"

bhagavaana shri krishna bole— "he dharmaraaja! pausha maasa ke krishna paksha ki ekaadashi ko'saphala ekaadashi'kahate hain. is dina bhagavaana'achyuta'(vishnu) ki puja ki jati hai. jisa prakaara naagon mein sheshanaaga, pakshiyon mein garuda aur yajnyon mein ashvamedha yajnya shreshtha hai, usi prakaara samasta vraton mein ekaadashi vrata sarvashreshtha hai. aba aapa isaki praacheena katha ekaagrachita hokara sunen."

1. champaavati nagari aur raajakumaara lumbhaka

praacheena kaala mein 'champaavati' naamaka eka atyant sundara nagari thi. vahaanraaja maahishmanshaasana karate the. unake paancha putra the, jinamen sabase bada putra'lumbhaka'svabhaava se atyant dushta aur paapi tha. vaha hamesha devtaon ki ninda karta, maansa-madiraa ka sevana karta aur raajya ke dhan ko bure kaaryon mein nashta karta tha.

2. lumbhaka ka nishkaasana aur jangala ka jeevana

jaba raaja maahishman ko lumbhaka ke kukarmon ka pata chala, to unhonne use raajya se nikaala diya. pita dwara tyaage jaane par lumbhaka ghane jangala mein rahane laga. vaha raata mein nagara mein jaakara chori karta aur dina mein vanya jeevon ka shikaara karta tha. usane eka bahuta puraanepeepala ke vrikshake neeche apana basera banaaya, jise 'deva-vriksha' maana jaata tha. lumbhaka anajaane mein hi usa pavitra sthan par nivaasa karne laga tha.

3. pausha krishna dashami aur bhayankara thanda

samay beetata gaya aur pausha maasa ki krishna paksha ki dashami tithi aai. usa raata jangala mein itani bhayankara thanda padi ki lumbhaka thanda ke maare kaanpane laga aur raata bhara so nahin saka. vaha lagabhaga moorchhita saa ho gaya. agale dina yaanisaphala ekaadashiki subaha taka vaha behosha pada raha.

4. anajaane mein saphala ekaadashi ka vrata

dopahara hone par jaba use hosha aaya, to usake shareera mein shikaara karne ki shakti nahin thi. vaha bhookha se vyaakula hokara pedon se gire hue kuchha phala uthaakara peepala ke vriksha ki jadon ke paasa le aaya. usane ve phala vaheen rakhe aur rote hue bolaa— "he bhagavaana! ye phala aapako arpana hain, aapa hi inaka bhoga lagaaen."

lumbhaka ne na to kuchha khaaya, na vaha soya aur na hi usane koi paapa karma kiya. anajaane mein hi usane ekaadashi kaupavaasa, phala arpana aur raatri jaagaranapoorn kara liya.

5. bhagavaana achyuta ki kripa aur vaibhava ki praapti

lumbhaka ke is anajaane mein kie gae vrata se bhagavaana achyuta atyant prasanna hue. agale dina (dvaadashi ko) subaha hote hi eka divya aakaashavaani huee— "he raajakumaara lumbhaka! saphala ekaadashi ke prabhav se tumhaare sabhi paapa nashta ho gae hain. aba tuma apane pita ke paasa jaao aur sukhapoorvaka raajya karo."

aakaashavaani sunakara lumbhaka ka shareera divya aur sundara ho gaya. usaka hridaya badala gaya aur vaha saatvika bana gaya. vaha apane pita ke paasa lauta. raaja maahishman ne jaba dekha ki lumbhaka puri taraha sudhara chuka hai, to unhonne use raajya saunpa diya aur svayan tapasya karne chale gae.

॥ Importance and results of fasting. 📋💎

bhagavaana shri krishna kahate hain— "he yudhishthira! saphala ekaadashi ka vrata manushya ko manachaaha phala deta hai. jo is vrata ko karta hai, vaha is loka mein sukha bhogakara anta mein svargaloka ko praapta hota hai. yaha vrata hazaaron varshon ki tapasya se bhi adhika punya pradaana karne vaala hai."