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AparA EkAdasii

AparA EkAdasii: from the BrahmANDa PurANa Sri Yudhishthira MahArAj said, “Oh

JanArdana, what is the name of the EkAdasii that occurs during the dark

fortnight (krishna paksha) of the month of Jyeshtha (May-June) ? I wish to

hear from You the glories of this sacred day of Hari. Please narrate everything

to me” Lord Sri Krishna said, “Oh king, your inquiry is wonderful because the

answer will benefit the whole human society. This EkAdasii is so sublime and

meritorious that even the greatest sins can be erased by its purity. “Oh great

saintly king, the name of this unlimitedly meritorious EkAdasii is AparA

EkAdasii. Whoever fasts on this holy day becomes famous all over the universe.

Even such sins as killing a brAhmana, a cow, or an embryo; blasphemy; or having

sex with another man’s wife are completely eradicated by observing AparA

EkAdasii. “Oh king people who bear false witness are most sinful. A person who

falsely or sarcastically glorifies another; one who cheats while weighing

something on a scale; one who fails to execute the duties of his varna or

Ashrama (an unqualified man’s posing as a brahmin, for example, or a person’s

reciting the Vedas wrongly); one who invents his own scriptures; one who cheats

others; one who is a charlatan astrologer, a cheating accountant, or a false

Ayurvedik doctor – all these are surely as bad as persons who bears false

witness, and they are all destined for hellish punishments. But simply by

observing AparA EkAdasii, all such sinners become completely free of their

sinful reactions. “Warriors who fall from their kshatriya-dharma and flee the

battlefield go to a ferocious hell. But, Oh Yudhishthira, even such a fallen

kshatriya, if he observes fasting on the AparA EkAdasii, is freed of that great

sinful reaction and goes to heaven. “That disciple is the greatest sinner who,

after receiving a proper spiritual education from his spiritual master, turns

around and blasphemes him. Such a so-called disciple suffers unlimitedly. But

even he, rascal though he be, if he simply observes AparA EkAdasii, can attain

to the spiritual world. Listen, Oh king, as I describe to you further glories

of this amazing EkAdasii. “The merit attained by one who performs all of the

following acts of piety is equal to the merit achieved by one who observes

AparA EkAdasii: bathing three times daily in Pushkara-kshetra during Kartika

(October-November); bathing at Prayag in the month of Magh (January-February)

when the sun is in the zodiac of Capricorn; rendering service to Lord Shiva at

VarANasi (Benares) during Shiva-ratri; offering oblations to one’s forefathers

at GayA; bathing in the sacred Gautami River when Jupiter transits Leo (Simha);

having darshan of Lord Shiva at KedArnAtha; seeing Lord BadrinAth when the Sun

transits the sign of Aquarius (Kumbha); and bathing at the time of a solar

eclipse at Kurukshetra and giving cows, elephants, and gold there in charity.

All the

merit one gets from performing these pious acts is gained by a person who

observes the AparA EkAdasii fast. Also, the merit attained by one who donates a

pregnant cow, along with gold and fertile land, is attained by one who fasts on

this day. “In other words, AparA EkAdasii is an axe that cuts down the fully

matured forest full of trees of sinful deeds, it is a forest fire that burns

sins as if they were kindling firewood, it is the sun blazing before one’s dark

misdeeds, and it is a lion stalking the meek deer of impiety. “Therefore, Oh

Yudhishthira, whoever truly fears his past and present sins must observe AparA

EkAdasii very strictly. One who does not observe this fast must be born again

in the material world, like one bubble among millions in a huge body of water,

or like a small ant among all other species. NOTE “Therefore one must

faithfully observe the sacred AparA EkAdasii and worship the Supreme

Personality of Godhead, Sri Trivikrama. One who does so is freed of all his

sins and promoted to the abode of Lord Vishnu. “Oh BhArata, for the benefit of

all humanity I have thus described to you this the importance of the holy AparA

EkAdasii. “Anyone who hears or reads this description is certainly freed from

all kinds of sins, oh best of saintly kings, Yudhishthira.

Thus ends the narration of the glories of Jyeshtha-krishna EkAdasii, or AparA

EkAdasii, from the BrahmANDa PurANa.

Mrs.Sudesh Johar

Sydney, Australia

Tel: 61 42 5222 635

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