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Ekadasi, A Name Given By Bhagavan
Story based from Padma Purana:
Once Narada Muni went to Kailas for the divine darshanam of Lord Shiva and Parvathi Devi. They were very pleased to see Bhaktha Narada and blessed him with any boon he desired.

Then Narada Muni said: “Lord, I do not want anything. But I would be delighted if you could tell me the story behind “Ekadashi vratha anushtaanam” or observing Ekadashi vratham.

Lord Shiva told Narada Muni that he would be very happy to tell the story because it would benefit not only Narada, but all the devotees of all time.

Lord Shiva said that in the past, Dharma Raja (Yama) asked Bhagavaan Shree Krishna about the same story and He would narrate to Narada Muni the same story that Bhagavaan told Yama.

He added: “Narada Muni, please listen carefully, I am exactly repeating the story Bhagavaan told to Yama. It is very auspicious because it came straight from Bhagavaan. You travel through all 14 worlds so frequently and please share this story with all devotees of Bhagavaan.”

Then Lord Shiva started the narration: In Kritha yuga, there lived an asura or demon called Mura. He terrorized all good people & devotees on the earth,he scared all the Devaas also. So Devaas left heaven and took refuge in Vaikundham, Maha Vishnu’s swadhaamam or permanent abode.

They prayed Bhagavaan to protect them. Bhagavaan’s kaarunyam towards his devotees is limitless. So he took off immediately on His fastest vehicle “Garuda”. He fought continuously for 1000 years with Mura demon of unbelievable strength and still he was fighting with full energy &

power. So then Bhagavaan decided to change His strategy. Lord Vishnu acted as if He was exhausted by the battle & rest in a cave called Simhavathi in Himalayas near Badari. He decided to take a nap in this huge cave. But then Mura Demon saw him, went inside cave and followed Him

He took his sword to kill Lord Visnu, who was sleeping and was about to swing the sword. Suddenly an extremely beautiful Devi equipped with all kinds of divine weapons, emerged from Bhagavaan’s body. She started fighting with Mura Demon.

When Mura demon was about to use the powerful Brahmaasthram, this Devi made a loud and sharp noise and Mura demon was turned into fine ashes by the power of Devi’s “Humkaara Shabdam”.

( This time Bhagavaan who is Sarvapraharanaayudha: used the weapon “shabdam” or sound through Devi to kill Mura demon!!) Hearing this noise, Mahavishnu woke up and saw that Devi had killed Muraasura. Bhagavaan called that Devi, who emerged from Himself, by the name Ekadashi.

That was the eleventh day of the waxing moon. Also Bhagavaan said that devotees who observe that Ekadshi day with fasting and prayers would have His choicest blessings! This comes in the 'shuklapaksham' (waxing moon) of the Malyalam month of Dhanu.

This ekadashi is also called Uthpatthi- Ekadashi ,meaning -the beginning of Ekadshi vratham.
The importance of Ekadashi is expressed in the following words:

“Vrathaanaamapi sarveshaam mukyam ekadashi vratham” -"Of all the vraths Ekadashi is the most important or auspicious vratham to follow.
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