Ashadha Ekadashi 2021

Tomorrow Tuesday 20th of July is Ashadha Shukla Paksha Ekadashi is known as Devshayani Ekadashi. Sri Maha Vishnu goes to sleep on this day and wakes up after four months on Prabodhini Ekadashi.
Devshayani Ekadashi comes just after famous Jagannath Rathyatra and currently falls in month of June or July on English calendar. Chaturmas, a holy period of four months in Hindu calendar, starts from this day.

Devshayani Ekadashi is also known as Padma Ekadashi, Ashadi Ekadashi and Hari Shayani Ekadashi.
Parana means breaking the fast. Ekadashi Parana is done after sunrise on next day of Ekadashi fast. It is necessary to do Parana within Dwadashi Tithi unless Dwadashi is over before sunrise. Not doing Parana within Dwadashi is similar to an offence.

Parana should not be done during Hari Vasara. One should wait for Hari Vasara to get over before breaking the fast. Hari Vasara is first one fourth duration of Dwadashi Tithi. 
The most preferred time to break the fast is Pratahkal. One should avoid breaking the fast during Madhyahna. If due to some reasons one is not able to break the fast during Pratahkal then one should do it after Madhyahna.

At times Ekadashi fasting is suggested on two consecutive days. It is advised that Smartha with family should observe fasting on first day only. The alternate Ekadashi fasting, which is the second one, is suggested for Sanyasis, widows and for those who want Moksha. When alternate Ekadashi fasting is suggested for Smartha it coincides with Vaishnava Ekadashi fasting day.

Ekadashi fasting on both days is suggested for staunch devotees who seek for love and affection of Sri Maha Vishnu.
Ekadashi is considered to be an auspicious day among the devotees of Sri Maha Vishnu.
It takes place on the eleventh day of the two lunar cycles of the month, Krishna & Shukla Paksha. 
Spiritually, Ekadashi symbolises eleven senses constituting five sense organs, five action organs and one mind. People observe a fast to mark the day by controlling the eleven senses and consuming only permitted foods and refraining from others.
There are 24 types of Ekadashi in a year, all associated with various incarnations of Lord Vishnu. Each accompanies certain food rules during fast, which must be followed to direct the mental energy in the right direction and refrain from bad deeds:
Putrada Ekadashi.
Sarilla Ekadashi.
Jaya Ekadashi.
Vijaya Ekadashi.
Amalaki Ekadashi
Papmochani Ekadashi
Kamada Ekadashi
Varuthini Ekadashi.
Gauna Mohini Ekadashi
Apara Ekadashi
Nirjala Ekadashi
Yogini Ekadashi
Padma/Devashyani
Ekadashi
Kamika Ekadashi
Aja Ekadashi
Parivartini, Vamana or Parsva Ekadashi
Indira Ekadashi
Padmini Ekadashi
Parama Ekadashi
Papankusha Ekadashi
Rama Ekadashi.
Devathuna Ekadashi.
Utapanna Ekadashi.
Mokshada Ekadashi.
Why is the rice not eaten on Ekadashi?
According to religious beliefs, a drop of sweat fell on the ground from Lord Brahma’s head and became a demon. When it asked for a place to live, Brahma told the demon to exist in the grains of rice consumed by people on Ekadashi and convert into worms in their stomach. There is also a scientific reason behind not having rice on Ekadashi. Eating food that retains too much water on Ekadashi can cause unsteadiness as the moon attracts water and the rays of the moon are said to have more cosmic energy on this day. Since rice grains hold a lot of water content, consuming it can lead to the aggravation of certain conditions like water retention, cold, sinusitis etc.
On Parsva Ekadashi which is tomorrow, fasting and praying to Sri Maha Vishnu purifies all sins and pleases Sri Lakshmi. If they want to fast on this day, they must not consume food after sunset on Dashami. They have to worship the Lord with sesame seeds, seasonal fruits and Tulsi leaves.
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