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🌼 Apara Ekadashi 🌼
॥ ॐ श्री परमात्मने नमः ॥
🚩 Apara Ekadashi 2024 🚩
Significance of Apara Ekadashi 2024:
King Yudhishthira, the eldest son of King Pandu, was told by Lord Krishna himself of the enormous significance of Apara Ekadashi. Additionally, according to Lord Krishna, the individual keeping the Ekadashi fast will become well-known for his good works. The Apara Ekadashi fast is seen to be very helpful for those who are suffering as a result of their transgressions. All his sins will be absolved if he keeps a strict vow and worships Lord Vishnu fervently. Apara Ekadashi fasting is also a means of obtaining salvation. The guy will become wealthy and prosperous after this Ekadashi fast. According to Hindu texts and Puranic stories, observing this sacred fast has the same blessings as taking a dip in the sacred Ganges during the month of Kartik. The same significance as giving cows or carrying out holy yajnas. The light of the Apara Ekadashi fast helps drive out the darkness caused by one’s transgressions.
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Apara Ekadashi Date and Time:
Vaishnava Apara Ekadashi : Monday, June 3, 2024
Parana Time for Vaishnava Ekadashi : On June 4th, 05:57 AM to 08:36 AM
On Parana Day, Dwadashi would be over before sunrise.
Ekadashi Tithi Begins : 05:04 AM on June 2, 2024
Ekadashi Tithi Ends : 02:41 AM on June 3, 2024
Apara Ekadashi Puja Vidhi (Rituals):
After having a bath, devotees begin their daily puja rites early.
Place a Lord Vishnu idol there, light a diya with desi ghee, and present flowers or a garland.
Prepare panchamrit (milk, ghee, curd, honey, and sugar) and bhog prasad.
Recite the Lord Vishnu Aarti and offer the cooked bhog prasad.
On the day of Ekadashi, one must recite the mantra “Om Namo Bhagvate Vasudevaye” nonstop.
To obtain blessings, the majority of followers go to the temples of Lord Krishna and Lord Vishnu.
On Dwadashi Tithi, the following day, the fast is broken.
If a devotee can’t resist the urge to eat, they can break their fast that same day in the evening by consuming satvik food.
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(chanting mantra):
ॐ नमो नारायणाय:॥
ॐ श्री विष्णवे नम:॥
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय॥
ॐ नारायणाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि तन्नोः विष्णुः प्रचोदयात् ||
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What is Apara Ekadashi?
Ekadashi of Krishna Paksha of Jyeshtha is known as Apara Ekadashi. Like all Ekadashis, Apara Ekadashi is also dedicated to Lord Vishnu. It is believed that by observing the Apara Ekadashi fast, all the sins of a person are washed away. This Ekadashi is also popular by the name of Achala ekadashi and gives divine and auspicious results.
The word ‘Apar’ means ‘unlimited’ in Hindi, because by observing this fast, a person also gets unlimited wealth. For this reason, this ekadashi is called ‘Apara Ekadashi’. Another meaning of this Ekadashi is that it gives unlimited benefits to its worshippers. The importance of Apara Ekadashi is explained in ‘Brahma Purana’. Apara Ekadashi is celebrated with full commitment throughout the country. It is known by different names in different regions of India. In the states of Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, and Haryana, Apara Ekadashi is celebrated as ‘Bhadrakali Ekadashi’, and worshiping Goddess Bhadra Kali on this day is considered auspicious. In Orissa, it is known as ‘Jalkrida Ekadashi’ and is celebrated in honor of Lord Jagannath.