How Ekadashi was bornएकादशी की उत्पत्ति
Every Ekadashi (11th day of each fortnight)हर एकादशी (प्रत्येक पक्ष की ग्यारहवीं तिथि)
Long ago a demon named Mura drove the gods out of heaven. The gods went to Lord Vishnu for help, and Vishnu fought Mura for many years without either of them giving way.
Tired, Vishnu went to rest in a cave called Himavati at Badrikashram. Mura followed him there, meaning to kill the Lord in his sleep.
At that moment a radiant young woman came forth from Vishnu's body, armed and fearless. She challenged Mura and destroyed him.
When Vishnu woke and saw the demon dead, he asked who she was. She said she had been born from his own power to protect him. Pleased, Vishnu said: "You were born on the eleventh day of the waning moon, so your name will be Ekadashi. Whoever fasts on your day with devotion will be freed from sins and will reach my abode."
Since then, devotees keep the Ekadashi fast twice a month — avoiding grains, remembering Vishnu, and breaking the fast (parana) the next morning after sunrise.
Read aloud by your phone's own voice, not a recording. While listening, tap any line to jump to it.आपके फ़ोन की अपनी आवाज़ में पढ़ा जाता है, रिकॉर्डिंग नहीं। सुनते समय किसी भी पंक्ति पर टैप करके वहाँ जाएँ।
Retold from the Padma Purana tradition (Utpanna Ekadashi). Switch the language at the top to read and hear it in Hindi or English.पद्म पुराण परंपरा (उत्पन्ना एकादशी) से पुनर्कथित। हिंदी या अंग्रेज़ी में पढ़ने और सुनने के लिए ऊपर भाषा बदलें।