Varuthini Ekadashi fasting story

॥ Shri Varuthini Ekadashi fast story (complete story) ॥ 🐚🐻🐻

Dharmaraja Yudhishthir asked - "O Janardan! What is the name of Ekadashi of Krishna Paksha of Vaishakh month, what is its method and what virtue is achieved by it? Please tell in detail."

Lord Shri Krishna said - "O Yudhishthir! The name of this Ekadashi'Varuthini'. It brings good fortune in this world and salvation in the next world. By observing this fast, all the sins of a person are destroyed and he attains eternal happiness. Its story is related to King Mandhata. Listen carefully."

1. Difficult penance of King Mandhata

In ancient times, on the banks of river Narmada,there used to rule a very pious and glorious king named King Mandhata. He followed his subjects like a son and was an ardent devotee of Lord Vishnu. Once King Mandhata went to a dense forest and got absorbed in the penance of the Lord.

He sat silently under a tree and controlled his senses. He was meditating on God so much that he was not even aware of his body. During his penance, a wild bear came and started chewing the king's leg. He was in severe pain and did not have any weapon to protect himself.

The king thought, "This is the result of my destiny." He prayed to God in a pitiful voice. O devotee! Protect me.”

तपस्या के दौरान वहां एक जंगली भालू आया। वह राजा के पास पहुँचा और उनके पैर को चबाने लगा। भालू राजा को घसीटते हुए जंगल के अंदर ले गया। भालू राजा के पैर का मांस खा रहा था और उन्हें भयंकर पीड़ा हो रही थी, लेकिन राजा मान्धाता ने न तो क्रोध किया और न ही अपनी रक्षा के लिए कोई अस्त्र उठाया।

३. भगवान विष्णु की पुकार और रक्षा

राजा ने सोचा— "यह मेरे प्रारब्ध का ही कोई फल है।" उन्होंने संकट की उस घड़ी में केवल भगवान विष्णु को याद किया। उन्होंने मन ही मन करुण स्वर में भगवान से प्रार्थना की— "हे प्रभु! हे भक्तवत्सल! मेरी रक्षा करें।"

Hearing the call of his devotee, Lord Vishnu immediately appeared there and killed the evil bear with hisSudarshan Chakra. The king was saved from the bear, but the bear had caused a lot of damage to his leg, due to which the king became lame and was very sad.

4. Remedy for Varuthini Ekadashi in Mathura

Lord Vishnu consoled the king and said - "O King! Do not be sad. This is the result of some crime of your previous birth. You go to the city of Mathura and go there and observe a fast on Vaishakh Krishna Ekadashi (Varuthini Ekadashi). Worship my'Varaha'idol there. With the effect of that fast, your leg You will be fine again and you will be as strong as before."

5. Rejuvenation and salvation of the king

Following the orders of God, King Mandhata reached Mathura. There he devotedly observed a fast on Varuthini Ekadashi and worshiped the Varaha form of the Lord.

Due to the effect of fasting, the king's leg miraculously healed completely and his body again became divine and stunning. He ruled religiously for a long time and finally attained Vaikuntha Dham.

॥ Importance and rules of fasting. 📋💎

Lord Shri Krishna says - "O Yudhishthira! The result of Varuthini Ekadashiis equal to ten thousand years of penance. The virtue that is obtained by donating one maund of gold at the time of solar eclipse in Kurukshetra, the same virtue is obtained by observing this one fast only."

Rules of fasting:

1. Bronze sacrifice:Do not eat food in bronze utensils.

2. Satvikta:Give up meat, alcohol, lentils, honey and foreign food.

3. Celibacy:On the night of Ekadashi, observe celibacy and sleep on the ground.

4. Night vigil:Spend the night singing bhajans and kirtans of God.