🌼 Rama Ekadashi 🌼

💐Significance Of Rama Ekadashi💐

                                   According to the Brahma-Vaivarta Purana, a person who fasts on this auspicious day has the potential to atone for previous transgressions or crimes. By the grace of the Lord, a person who worships Lord Vishnu in a pure heart may be saved. Reciting Lord Vishnu’s mantras or old stories on this day could help you achieve great success in life. To please the Lord, some followers also plan Vishnu or Lakshmi pujas. One may find strategies to succeed in life and wash away their sins by setting up these Pujas. 

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🍀Rama Ekadashi Puja Vidhi🍀

• Get up early in the morning and take a bath. 
  
  
• Light a lamp in the temple of the house and spread a red cloth on the pedestal.
   
• Install the idol of Lord Vishnu on the pedestal. 
  
  
• Anoint Lord Vishnu with Ganga water. 
  
  
• Offer flowers, fruits, and Tulsi leaves for Lord Vishnu. 
  
  
• Offer yellow flowers and clothes to Lord Vishnu. 
  
  
• Offer pink clothes to Maa Lakshmi. 
  
  
• Offer food to God. Include only satvik things in the prasad.
   
• Do the aarti of Lord Vishnu.
   
• After completing the puja, distribute food and prasad to the poor and needy.
   

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🌻 Benefits Of Rama Ekadasi Vrat🌻 

                                  Devotees observing stict fast on the auspicious day of Rama Ekadashi may get below-mentioned benefits: 

• You may get relief from past birth sins, or any wrong deeds you unintentionally did in your life.
   
• You may acheive salvation for you and your ancestors.
   
• Observing fast is equivalent to more than 100 Rajasuya Yagnas or 1000 Ashwamedha Yagnas (Fire Rituals to accomplish force and power), so you may get postive results in your life. 
  
  
• You may restore peace and happiness in family.
   
• Lord Vishnu may protect you from evil forces and hidden enemies. 
     

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🌺 Foods To Avoid During Ram Ekadashi Vrat 🌺

                            Below are the food items that one should avoid consuming during the Ram Ekadashi Vrat:

• Food Grains, cereals and beans (beats) should be kept away from Ekadashi. 
  
  
• While flavours can be utilized for cooking, mustard seeds ought to stay away from. 
  
  
• You can’t utilize powdered asafoetida (hing) since it contains grains. 
  
  
• Taking everything into account, they may be utilized uniquely on Ekadashi. 
  
  
• One should also avoid cooking with grains. For instance, keep away from ghee which you have used to broil puris, and flavours which you have contracted with hands cleaned with chapati flour. 
  
  
• You can’t even take Vishnu-prasadam containing the above taboo food sources. Yet, such prasadam might be kept being respected the next day. 

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🍀Mantras of Rama Ekadashi:🍀

Mantras of Lord Vishnu and Mother Lakshmi 

  
ॐ नमोः नारायणाय ।  

Om Namo: Narayanaya.
 

ॐ नमोः भगवते वासुदेवाय । 

Om Namo: Bhagwate Vasudevaya.  

ॐ नारायणाय विद्महे।
वासुदेवाय धीमहि।
तन्नो विष्णु प्रचोदयात् ।

 Om Narayanaya Vidmahe.
Vasudevaya dhimhi.
Tanno Vishnu Prachodayat. 

ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं लक्ष्मीभ्यो नम: । 

 Om Hreem Shri Lakshmibhyo Namah. 

ॐ श्री महालक्ष्म्यै च विद्महे।
विष्णु पत्न्यै च धीमहि।
तन्नो लक्ष्मी प्रचोदयात् । 

 Om Shri Mahalakshmyai Cha Vidmahe.
Vishnu ptnye cha dhimhi.
Tanno Lakshmi Prachodayat. 

ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रसीद प्रसीद।  

 Om Shreem Hreem Shreem Kamle Kamlalaye Prasid Prasidh. 

ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं महालक्ष्म्ये नम: ।

Om Shreem Hreem Shreem Mahalakshmye Namah. 

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💐Conclusion 💐
              

                As we conclude our exploration of Rama Ekadashi this is obtrusive that this non secular observance holds the capability to change the lives of the young people. From nurturing relationships to aligning with profession dreams & selling well-being Rama Ekadashi is a overall practice that harmonizes the cosmic & earthly energies. 

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