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➡️ Vaikunta (mukkoti) Ekaadasi (13.01.2022)
👉 Significance of Uttara-dwAra darshanaM...

It is believed that on this sacred day of Mukkoti Ekaadasi, BrahmaAdi Devatas will have darshan of Lord Vishnu at His abode Vaikunta during Arunodaya kaala. ++

Mukkoti Ekaadasi that occurs during Dhanur Maasa also signifies worshiping of Lord Vishnu during Arunodayakaala around which time DEvatas also worship and have darshan of the Supreme God Sri Hari Sarvottama - Lord Vishnu; ++

Uttara means north; dwaara means the gate or opening. Like we have geographical directions (North, South, East, & West) to the world, we also have similar directions to our body.

North is towards our head, south is towards our feet, front portion is east, back portion is west.++

On top of the head (skull) we have a hole called Brahma Randhra (Sahasraara Chakra) towards the Northern direction which is not visible. Since it is in the northern direction it is called Northern gate of the human body. +++

It is said that one should visualize the image of God through the route of...

Ida; Pingala Naadi (which run through left and right nostrils) and Sushumna Naadi (running through centre of the nose); +++

concentrating at midpoint of the eyebrows called Jnaana Nethra where Aajna chakra is located;

take it further upwards to the centre of the head where
Sahasraara chakra is located &

have darshan of God through the door that gets opened (Brahma Randhra) when we meditate. +++

This is how one should visualize God even during daily prayers or whenever one visits a temple. Since it is through the route of the confluence of three naadis (Ida, Pingala and Sushumna) taken further north towards the Sahasraara Chakra it is called Mukkoti. +++

Koti also means an angle; a knot; an edge and Mu means tying or binding.

Having darshan of the Lord from an angle where the three Naadi’s meet is spiritually known as Uttara dwaara darshana and the day is known as Mukkoti Ekaadasi. +++

There are fourteen lokaas (worlds) in this Universe;
seven above (including Earth) and seven below.

Above the Earth are called Uurdhwa Lokaas which are in the Northern direction and Vaikunta is one among them in the Northern direction. +++

Darshan of the lord of Vaikunta (which is in the northern direction) Lord Vishnu on this day which is nearer to Uttaraayana the most auspicious time also catches significance for Uttara dwaara darshana. +++

On this most sacred day of Mukkoti Ekaadasi one should have darshan of the Lord in this form and to give significance to this concept perhaps all temples provide darshan of the Lord on this day through the northern entrance that is popularly known as Uttara dwaara darshan. +++

Bhagawad Darshana is always auspcious/subha; paapa-haaraka; it should always be UtTara-DwaAra Darshana;
that need not be on Mukkoti Ekaadasi alone;

All Ekaadasis' are equal in merits, Vaikunta Ekaadasi has attained prominence as it occurs during the sacred Dhanurmasa before the onset of Uttaraayana.