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Significance of Ekadasi
From
the 14th chapter of the Padma Purana, from the section entitled
“Kriya-sagara-sara”.
Once
the great sage Jaimini Rishi said to his spiritual master, “O Gurudeva!
Previously, by your mercy, you described to me the history of the Ganga River,
the benefits of worshiping Vishnu, the giving of grains in charity, the giving
of water in charity, and the magnanimity of drinking water that has been used
to wash the feet of the brahmanas. O best of sages, Sri Gurudeva, now, with
great enthusiasm, I desire to hear of the benefits of fasting on Ekadasi and of
the appearance of Ekadasi.”
“O Gurudeva! When did Ekadasi take birth and
from whom did she appear? What are the rules of fasting on the day of Ekadasi?
Please describe the benefits of following this vow and when it should be
followed. Who is the utmost worshipable presiding deity of Sri Ekadasi? What
are the faults in not observing Ekadasi properly? Please bestow your mercy upon
me and tell about these subjects, as you are the only personality able to do
so.”
Srila
Vyasadeva, upon hearing this inquiry from Jaimini Rishi, became situated in
transcendental bliss. “O brahmana sage Jaimini! The results of following
Ekadasi can be perfectly described by the Supreme Lord, Narayana, because Sri
Narayana is the only personality capable of describing them in full. But I will
give a very brief description in answer to your question.”
“At the beginning of the material creation,
the Supreme Lord created the moving and non-moving living entities within this
world made of five gross material elements. Simultaneously, for the purpose of
punishing the evil human beings, He created a personality whose form was the
embodiment of the worst kinds of sin (Papa-purusha). The different limbs of
this personality were constructed of various sinful activities. His head was
made of the sin of murdering a brahmana, his two eyes were the form of drinking
intoxicants, his mouth was made from the sin of stealing gold, his ears were
the form of the sin of having illicit connection with the spiritual master’s
wife, his nose was of the sin of killing one’s wife, his arms the form of the
sin of killing a cow, his neck was made of the sin of stealing accumulated
wealth, his chest of the sin of abortion, his lower chest of the sin of having
sex with another’s wife, his stomach of the sin of killings one’s relatives,
his navel of the sin of killing those who are dependent on him, his waist of
the sin of egotistical self-appraisal, his thighs of the sin of offending the
guru, his genitals of the sin of selling one’s daughter, his buttocks of the
sin of telling confidential matters, his feet of the sin of killing one’s
father, and his hair was the form of all sorts of less severe sinful
activities. In this way, a horrible personality embodying all sinful activities
and vices was created. His bodily color is black, and his eyes are yellow. He
inflicts extreme misery upon sinful persons.
“The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord
Vishnu, upon seeing this personality of sin began to think to Himself as
follows: ‘I am the creator of the miseries and happiness for the living
entities. I am their master because I have created this personality of sin, who
gives distress to all dishonest, deceitful and sinful persons. Now I must
create someone who will control this personality’. At this time Sri Bhagavan
created the personality of Yamaraja and the different hellish planetary
systems. Those living entities who are very sinful will be sent after death to
Yamaraja, who will in turn, according to their sins, send them to an
appropritate hellish region to suffer.
“After these adjustments had been made, the
Supreme Lord, who is the giver of distress and happiness to the living
entities, went to the house of Yamaraja, with the help of Garuda, the king of
birds. When Yamaraja saw that Lord Vishnu had arrived, he immediately washed
His feet and made an offering unto Him. He then had Him sit upon a golden
throne. The Supreme Lord Vishnu became seated upon the throne, whereupon He
heard very loud crying sounds from the southern direction. He became surprised
by this and inquired of Yamaraja, ‘From where is this loud crying coming?’
“Yamaraja in reply said, ‘O Deva! The
different living entities of the earthly planetary systems have fallen to the
hellish regions. They are suffering extremely for their misdeeds. The horrible
crying is because of suffering from the inflictions of their past bad actions.’
“After hearing this the Supreme Lord Vishnu
went to the hellish region to the south. When the inhabitants saw who had come
they began to cry even louder. The heart of the Supreme Lord Vishnu became
filled with compassion. Lord Vishnu thought to Himself, ‘I have created all
this progeny, and it is because of Me that they are suffering.’”
Vyasadeva
continued: “O Jaimini, just listen to what the Supreme Lord did next. After the
merciful Supreme Lord thought over what He had previously considered, He
suddenly manifested from His own form the deity of the lunar day Ekadasi.
Afterward, the different sinful living entities began to follow the vow of
Ekadasi and were then elevated quickly to the abode of Vaikuntha. O my child
Jaimini, therefore the lunar day of Ekadasi is the selfsame form of the Supreme
Lord, Vishnu, and the Supersoul within the heart of the living entities. Sri
Ekadasi is the utmost pious activity and is situated as the head among all
vows.
“Following the ascension of Sri Ekadasi, that
personality who is the form of sinful activity gradually saw the influence that
she, Ekadasi, had. Thus, he approached Lord Vishnu with doubts in his heart and
began offering many prayers, whereupon Lord Vishnu became very pleased and
said, ‘I have become very pleased by your nice offerings. What boon is it that
you want?’
“The Papa-purusha replied, “I am Your created
progeny, and it is through me that you wanted distress given to the living
entities who are very sinful. But now, by the influence of Sri Ekadasi, I have
become all but destroyed. O Prabhu! After I die all of Your parts and parcels
who have accepted material bodies will become liberated and return to the abode
of Vaikuntha (the spiritual domain). If this liberation of all living entities
takes place, then who will carry on Your activities? There will be no one to
enact the pastimes in the earthly planetary systems! O Keshava! If you want
these eternal pastimes to carry on, then You please save me from the fear of
Ekadasi. No type of pious activity can bind me. But Ekadasi only, being Your
own manifested form, can impede me. Out of fear of Sri Ekadasi I have fled and
taken shelter of men; animals; insects; hills; trees; moving and non-moving
living entities; rivers; oceans; forests; heavenly, earthly and hellish
planetary systems; demigods; and the Gandharvas. I cannot find a place where I
can be free from the fear of Sri Ekadasi. O my Master! I am a product of Your
creation, so therefore very mercifully direct me to a place where I can reside
fearlessly.’”
Vyasadeva
then said to Jaimini, “After saying this, the embodiment of all sinful
activities (Papa-purusha) fell down at the feet of the Supreme Lord Vishnu, who
is the destroyer of all miseries and began to cry.
“After this, Lord Vishnu, observing the
condition of the Papa-purusha, with laughter began to speak thus: ‘O
Papa-purusha, rise up! Don’t lament any longer. Just listen, and I’ll tell you
where you can stay on the lunar day of Ekadasi. On the date of Sri Ekadasi,
which is the benefactor of the three planetary systems, you can take shelter of
foodstuffs in the form of grains. There is no reason to worry about this
anymore, because My form as Sri Ekadasi will no longer impede you.’ After
giving direction to the Papa-purusha, the Supreme Lord Vishnu disappeared and
the Papa-purusha returned to the performance of his own activities.
“Therefore, those persons who are serious
about the ultimate benefit of the soul will never eat grains on Ekadasi.
According to the instructions of Lord Vishnu, every kind of sinful activity
that can be found in the material world takes its residence in this place of
(grains) foodstuff. Whoever follows Ekadasi is freed from all sins and never
enters into the hellish regions. If one doesn’t follow Ekadasi because of
illusion, he is still considered the utmost sinner. For every mouthful of grain
that is eaten by a resident of the earthly region (on Ekadasi), one receives the
effect of killing millions of brahmanas. It is definitely necessary that one
give up eating grains on Ekadasi. I very strongly say again and again, ‘On
Ekadasi, do not eat grains, do not eat grains, do not eat grains!’ Whether one
be a kshatriya, vaishya, shudra, or of any family, he should follow the lunar
day of Ekadasi. From this the perfection of varna and ashrama will be attained.
Especially since if one (even) by trickery follows Ekadasi, all his sins become
destroyed and he very easily attains the supreme goal, the abode of Vaikuntha.”
Quotes
on Ekadasi from Srila Prabhupada
"From
the very beginning of His childhood life Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu introduced the
system of observing a fast on the Ekadasi day. In the Bhakti-sandarbha, by
Srila Jiva Gosvami, there is a quotation from the Skanda Purana admonishing
that a person who eats grains on Ekadasi becomes a murderer of his mother,
father, brother and spiritual master, and even if he is elevated to a Vaikuntha
planet, he falls down. On Ekadasi, everything is cooked for Vishnu, including
regular grains and dhal, but it is enjoined that a Vaisnava should not even
take vishnu-prasadam on Ekadasi. It is said that a Vaisnava does not accept
anything eatable that is not offered to Lord Vishnu, but on Ekadasi a Vaisnava
should not touch even maha-prasadam offered to Vishnu, although such prasadam
may be kept for being eaten the next day. It is strictly forbidden for one to
accept any kind of grain on Ekadasi, even if it is offered to Lord
Vishnu."
"In
the Brahma-vaivarta Purana it is said that one who observes fasting on Ekadasi
day is freed from all kinds of reactions to sinful activities and advances in
pious life. The basic principle is not just to fast, but to increase one's
faith and love for Govinda, or Krishna. The real reason for observing fasting
on Ekadasi is to minimize the demands of the body and to engage our time in the
service of the Lord by chanting or performing similar service. The best thing
to do on fasting days is to remember the pastimes of Govinda and to hear His
holy name constantly."
"One
should generally accept the following principles to properly execute devotional
service: ... observe fasting on Ekadasi day. (This occurs on the eleventh day
after the full moon and the eleventh day after the new moon. On such days no
grains, cereals or beans are eaten; simply vegetables and milk are moderately
taken, and chanting Hare Krsna and reading scriptures are increased.)"
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