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Vaikunta Ekadasi-Fasting And Significance
Vaikunta Ekadasi is one the important and auspicious days to the Hindus. It is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It occurs in the Hindu calander, in the month of Margazi (Between December and January).
Also called the 'Mukkoti Ekadasi', when observed, it bestows liberation from the cycle of birth and death.
The
Legend
The
significance
of
Vaikunta
Ekadasi
is
mentioned
in
the
'Padma
Purana'.
As
per
the
legend,
the
Devas
unable
to
bear
the
tyranny
of
'Muran',
a
demon,
approached
Lord
Shiva,
who
directed
them
to
Lord
Vishnu.
A
battle
ensued
between
Lord
Vishnu
and
the
demon
and
the
Lord
realised
that
a
new
weapon
was
needed
to
slay
Muran.
In
order
to
take
rest
and
create
a
new
weapon,
the
Lord
retired
to
a
cave
called
'Himavati' in
Badrikashrama.
When
Muran
tried
to
slay
the
Lord,
who
was
sleeping,
the
female
energy
that
emerged
from
the
Lord
burnt
him
to
ashes
in
one
look.
Lord
Vishnu
who
was
pleased,
named
the
female
energy
'Ekadasi'
and
asked
her
to
claim
a
boon.
Ekadasi,
instead
beseeched
the
Lord
that
people
who
observed
a
fast
on
that
day
should
be
redeemed
of
their
sins.
The
Lord
thus
declared
that
people
who
observed
a
fast
on
that
day
and
worshiped
Ekadasi,
would
attain
Vaikunta.
Thus
came
into
being
the
first
Ekadasi,
which
was
a
Dhanurmasa
sukla
paksha
ekadasi.
Vaikunta
Ekadasi
Fasting
Vaikunta
Ekadasi
Fasting
is
an
important
aspect
of
the
dos
associated
with
it.
People
fast
the
whole
day
and
keep
vigil.
Special prayers are offered to Lord Vishnu and devotees engage in Japa (Chanting of the Lord's name) and Dhyana (Meditation).
On 'Dasami', the previous day of the observance, devotees who take up Vaikunta Ekadasi fasting are to take only lunch. On Ekadasi, the next day, they have to maintain a complete fast and engage in prayers and meditation of the Lord. They are strictly prohibited from taking rice. That night, people keep vigil the whole night and visit the temple of Lord Vishnu, mostly in the wee hours of the morning.
On this day, the Vaikunta Dwaram or the Swarga Vaasal, 'The Gates of Heaven' are believed to be kept open. The area encircling the sanctum is referred to Swarga Vaasal and devotees throng to gain entry into the temple, to seek the Lord.
Vaikunta
Ekadasi
Significance
It
is
important
to
look
at
the
significance
of
this
auspicious
day
from
the
spiritual
angle.
The demon Muran stands for the rajasic and tamasic qualities in people, which attributes to lust, passion, inertia, arrogance etc. When one conquers these tendencies, one attains the purity of mind, Sattva, indispensable for attaining moksha, liberation or realisation of the self.
For realising the self as pure awareness, purity of mind is required. Fasting helps to keep tendencies at bay, which could be triggered by intake of certain food. Keeping vigil in the night is symbolic of awareness, or being watchful of the contents of the mind. When the mind is looked at, it becomes still. To abide in the stillness is to attain freedom or peace, acquired through merging of the mind with the self. This is symbolic of the mind automatically being absorbed at the sight of the Lord after the arduous fast and vigil.
The belief that rice is prohibited, owing to the fact that Muran dwells in it, symbolically signifies the fact that eating of rice could get one feel heavy and hamper the vigil to be kept up. This signifies that entertaining negative tendencies could hamper one's progress towards awareness or consciousness.
Observance of the rituals on this auspicious day even without understanding its importance is beneficial. Hence he merits accrued through observing it with piety is believed to be immeasurable.
So let us understand the significance and attain the Grace of the Lord.
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