varuthini ekaadashi vrata katha

. shri varuthini ekaadashi vrata katha (sampoorna vrittaanta). 🐚✨🐻

dharmaraaja yudhishthira ne poochhaa— "he janaardana! vaishaakha maasa ke krishna paksha ki ekaadashi ka kya naama hai, isaki vidhi kya hai aur isase kisa punya ki praapti hoti hai? kripa kara vistaara se bataaen."

Lord Shri Krishna said - "O Yudhishthir! The name of this Ekadashi'varuthini'hai. yaha is loka mein saubhaagya aur paraloka mein mukti dene vaali hai. iska vrata karne se manushya ke samasta paapa nashta ho jaate hain aur use achala sukha ki praapti hoti hai. isaki katha raaja maandhaata se judi hai. dhyaanapoorvaka suno."

1. raaja maandhaata ki kathina tapasya

praacheena kaala mein narmada nadi ke tata parraaja maandhaatanaama ke eka atyant dharmaatma aur prataapi raaja raajya karate the. ve apni praja ka putravata paalana karate the aur bhagavaana vishnu ke ananya bhakta the. eka baara raaja maandhaata ghora jangala mein jaakara bhagavaana ki tapasya mein leena ho gae.

ve mauna hokara eka vriksha ke neeche baithe the aur apni indriyon ko vasha mein kara bhagavaana ka dhyaana kara rahe the. unaki tapasya itani kathora thi ki unhen apane shareera ka bhi bhaana nahin raha.

2. jangali bhaaloo ka aakramana

tapasya ke dauraana vahaan eka jangali bhaaloo aaya. vaha raaja ke paasa pahuncha aur unake paira ko chabaane laga. bhaaloo raaja ko ghaseetate hue jangala ke andara le gaya. bhaaloo raaja ke paira ka maansa kha raha tha aur unhen bhayankara peeda ho rahi thi, lekina raaja maandhaata ne na to krodha kiya aur na hi apni raksha ke lie koi astra uthaaya.

3. bhagavaana vishnu ki pukaara aur raksha

raaja ne sochaa— "yaha mere praarabdha ka hi koi phala hai." unhonne sankata ki usa ghadi mein kevala bhagavaana vishnu ko yaada kiya. unhonne mana hi mana karuna svara mein bhagavaana se prarthana ki— "he prabhu! he bhaktavatsala! meri raksha karen."

apane bhakta ki pukaara sunakara bhagavaana vishnu tatkaala vahaan prakata hue aur unhonne apaneSudarshan Chakrase usa dushta bhaaloo ka vadha kara diya. bhaaloo se to raaja ki raksha ho gai, lekina bhaaloo ne unake paira ko kaaphi nukasaana pahunchaaya tha, jisase raaja langade ho gae the aur bahuta dukhi the.

4. mathura mein varuthini ekaadashi ka upay

bhagavaana vishnu ne raaja ko saantvana dee aur kahaa— "he raajan! dukhi mata ho. yaha tumhaare purva janma ke kisi aparaadha ka phala hai. tuma mathura nagari jaao aur vahaan jaakara vaishaakha krishna ekaadashi (varuthini ekaadashi) ka vidhipoorvaka vrata karo. vahaan meri'vaaraaha' (Varaha)moorti ka poojana karo. usa vrata ke prabhav se tumhaara paira punah theeka ho jaaega aur tuma pahale jaise shaktishaali ho jaaoge."

5. raaja ka kaayaakalpa aur moksha

bhagavaana ki aajnya maanakara raaja maandhaata mathura pahunche. unhonne vahaan shraddhaapoorvaka varuthini ekaadashi ka niraahaara vrata rakha aur bhagavaana ke vaaraaha svaroopa ki puja ki.

vrata ke prabhav se raaja ka paira chamatkaarika roopa se puri taraha theeka ho gaya aur unaka shareera punah divya aur tejasvi ho gaya. unhonne bahuta samay taka dharmapoorvaka raajya kiya aur anta mein unhen vaikuntha dhaama praapta hua.

. vrata ka mahatva aur niyam. 📋💎

bhagavaana shri krishna kahate hain— "he yudhishthira! varuthini ekaadashi ka phaladasa hazaara varsha ki tapasyake samaana hai. kurukshetra mein soorya grahana ke samay eka mana svarna (sona) daana karne se jo punya milata hai, vahi punya kevala is eka vrata ko karne se praapta ho jaata hai."

vrata ke niyam:

1. kaansya tyaaga:kaanse ke bartana mein bhojana na karen.

2. saatvikata:maansa, madira, masoora ki daala, shahada aur paraae anna ka tyaaga karen.

3. brahmacharya:ekaadashi ki raata ko brahmacharya ka paalana karen aur bhoomi par shayana karen.

4. Night vigil:bhagavaana ke bhajana-keertana ke saatha raata gujaaren.