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Ekadashi Tithi Begins - 04:49 PM on Jan 12, 2022
Ekadashi Tithi Ends - 07:32 PM on Jan 13, 2022

वैकुण्ठः पुरुषः प्राणः प्राणदः प्रणवः पृथुः ।
हिरण्यगर्भश्शत्रुघ्नो व्याप्तो वायुरधोक्षजः ॥

"Vaikuntha Ekadashi" contains two words. The first is "Vaikuntha," while the second is "Ekadashi."

To begin, let's look at the broad meaning of these terms: "Vaikunta" means "Vishnuloka."

Ekadashi (Sanskrit: एकादशी, ekādaśī, “Eleven”, “Eka” – one, “dashi” – ten) is the eleventh lunar day (Tithi) between the New Moon and Full Moon.

वैकुण्ठः पुरुषः प्राणः प्राणदः प्रणवः पृथुः ।
हिरण्यगर्भश्शत्रुघ्नो व्याप्तो वायुरधोक्षजः ॥

The above Shloka has the following 11 Namas:

Vaikunthaah
Purushah
Praanah
Praanadah
Pranavah
Prithuh
Hiranyagarbhah
Shatrughnah
Vyaaptah
Vaayuh
Adhokshajah

Meaning:
Bhagavan is the remover of impediments to Moksha (liberation). He is the Creator, and as Antaryami, he resides within everyone of us. He is the Life Giver and the Life Force within us.

He is the Supreme Being, and so deserving of reverence for his great deeds, and is invoked with the Pranava Mantra 'OM.' He is well-known as the Creator of Cosmos, and resides in the hearts of his worshippers, destroying their foes.

He is easy to find and full of affection for his worshippers. Even after creating the Cosmos, He travels within us like wind and remains undiminished and complete.

The following shloka from Mahabharata Shanti Parva

‘Mayaa Samshleshitaa Bhoomih Adbhih Vyoma cha Vaayunaa;
Vaayushcha Tejasaa Saardham Vaikunthatvam tato mama |

Meaning:
By me the Earth was United with water, ether with air, and air with fire. So I am called Vaikunthah’.

Ekadashi
According to the Padma Purana, Ekadashi is Maha Vishnu's female energy who, in the appearance of a damsel in distress, kills the demon Mura and protects the Indradi Devathas on this day. He names her Ekadas because he is pleased with the act of his Female energy.

As a result, Sri Maha Vishnu cherished Ekadashi thiti the most. He also offered her a blessing, saying that anyone who worships Ekadashi and fasts on this day will be able to enter Vaikunta (His dwelling), and his doors will be open to them.

The Northern Gate, also known as Paramapada or Vaikunta Dwara, has been kept open for a single day since time immemorial, and that day is celebrated as Vaikunta Ekadashi Day. It is also called as Mukkoti Ekadashi.

Significance
The Padma Purana specifies the importance of Vaikuntha Ekadashi. The Devas, unable to bear the oppression of 'Muran,' an evil spirit, advanced toward Shiva, who led them to Vishnu, according to tradition.

Vishnu and the demon got into a struggle, and Vishnu realised that Muran would be killed by another weapon. Vishnu resigned to a give-in for the goddess Haimavati in Bhadrikashrama, with the end objective of repose and the creation of a new weapon in mind.

When Muran sought to assassinate Vishnu while he was sleeping, the female power that surged up from Vishnu consumed Muran with her stare, reducing him to cinders.

Vishnu, pleased, gave the goddess the name 'Ekadashi' and asked her to seek assistance. Ekadashi, on the other hand, pleaded with Vishnu that those who had watched a fast on that day be reclaimed for their wrongdoings.

In this way, Vishnu declared that anyone who watched a quick on that day and revered Ekadashi would reach Vaikuntha. The main Ekadashi, which was a Dhanurmasa Shukla Paksha Ekadashi, appeared in this manner.

The term "Ekadashi" can be used to refer to the 11th day of the Chandramana month. On 12th day, we should complete the daily rites and consume food. On Dashami, one should eat one meal the day before Ekadashi, abstain from intercourse, and fast the following day on Ekadashi.

Body and mind health can be maintained by practising Ekadashivrata without interruption. "Body is the medium of Dharmasadhanam," Mahakavi Kalidasa declared, and a healthy body is necessary for earning religion.

According to Vasista, the Ekadashi, or Eleventh Day, atones for all sins committed via the use of the eleven senses, and so nothing is more sacred than Ekadasi. On Vaikunta Ekadashi, have Darshan of Sriman Narayana and exit through Vaikuntha gate.

Vaikuntha Ekadashi or Mukkotti Ekadashi is the scared Ekadasi of Dhanurmasa that comes before the Sun changes to Uttarayana. Mukkoti Ekadashi falls in the middle of the path leading to the transit of Capricorn after the Sun enters Sagittarius.

Muran, a demon, was hidden in the rice that day. As a result, we should avoid eating any rice-based foods on that day. Vishnu Purana claims that fasting on Mukkoti Ekadashi is equivalent to fasting for the remaining 23 Ekadashis. Mora represents both political and comedic aspects

व्यासाय विष्णुरूपाय व्यासरूपाय विष्णवे।
नमो वै ब्रह्मनिधये वासिष्ठाय नमो नमः ।।

ॐ अच्युताय नमः
ॐ अनन्ताय नमः
ॐ गोविन्दाय नमः

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