Aja Ekadashi Vrat 2021: There are two Ekadashis in a single month. Ekadashi of Krishna Paksha (the waning part of Moon) of Bhadrapada month is called Aja Ekadashi. As per the English calendar, it normally falls within the months of August-September. Like all different Ekadashis, Aja Ekadashi can also be about worshipping Lord Vishnu and his consort Goddess Laxmi.
On the day of Aja Ekadashi devotees will get up throughout dawn on the day and after taking tub worship the idol of Lord Vishnu with flowers, fruits and different puja necessities. A diya can also be lit in entrance of the lord. Devotees even learn the sacred books like ‘Vishnu Sahastranam’ and ‘Bhagwad Geeta’.
As per Hindu mythology, it’s believed that when an individual retains the Aja Ekadashi vrat with full devotion, all his sins of the current life will probably be pardoned.
Aja Ekadashi Vrat 2021: Date
Aja Ekadashi can also be popularly recognized by the identify of ‘Ananda Ekadashi’. In accordance to drikpanchang, this 12 months, Aja Ekadashi vrat will probably be noticed on August 15.
Aja Ekadashi Vrat 2021: Tithi
Aja Ekadashi tithi begins at 2:01 pm on August 14 and shall finish at 2:20 pm on August 15.
Ekadashi Parana is finished after dawn on the following day of Ekadashi quick. Aja Ekadashi Parana time is from 05:51 am to 08:29 am on August 16, 2021.
- Dwadashi finish second at 01:50 pm on August 16, 2021
Aja Ekadashi Vrat Significance
It’s believed that the devotees who observe quick and worship Vishnu’s Hrishikesh type can do away with his previous sins.
The significance of Aja Ekadashi has been recognized since historical instances. Lord Krishna within the ‘Brahmavaivarta Purana’ acknowledged the significance of this vrat to Yudhisthira, the eldest of Pandavas.
It is usually stated that Raja Harishchandra who was recognized for being trustworthy and compassionate someday misplaced his kingdom, wealth and his household. Subsequently, he began working at a crematorium. Someday, when Sage Gautama noticed Harishchandra in such a pitiful state, he advised him to maintain a Vrat on Ekadashi. In order that he might do away with the sins of his earlier beginning.
Harishchandra obeyed Sage’s phrases and noticed a vrat on the Ekadashi tithi and as an consequence, he obtained again his lifeless son and misplaced kingdom.
Thus this vrat motivates an individual to select a path of salvation and in the end obtain freedom from the cycle of beginning and demise.
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