Fasting Aja Ekadashi -7Sept- Deliverance from Debts

September 4, 2007

Aja - Annada Ekadasii

from Brahma-vaivarta Puran

On September 7th, 2007 (as per Kalnirnay Panchang)

(Special: This Vrata ensures Deliverance from Debts)

Sri Yudhisthira Maharaja said, " Oh Janardana,

protector of all living entities, please tell me the name of the Ekadasi that

occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada

(August-September). "

The Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna, then replied, " Oh King, hear Me

attentively. The name of this sin-removing, sacred Ekadasii is Aja. Any person

who fasts completely on this day and worships Hrishikesha, the master of the

senses, becomes free of all reactions to his sins. Even one who simply hears

about this Ekadasii is freed from his past sins. Oh King, there is no better

day than this in all the earthly and heavenly worlds. This is true without a

doubt.

" There once lived a famous king named Harishchandra, who was the emperor

of the world and a person of great truth and integrity. His wife's name was

Chandramati, and he had a son named Lohitashva. By the force of destiny,

however, Harishchandra lost his great kingdom and sold his wife and son. The

pious king himself became a menial servant of a dog-eater, who made him guard a

crematorium. Yet even while doing such menial service, he did not forsake his

truthfulness and good character, just as soma-rasa, even when mixed with

some other liquid, does not lose its ability to bestow immortality.

" The king passed many years in this condition. Then one day he sadly

thought, ¡What shall I do? Where shall I go? How can I be delivered from this

plight?' In this way he drowned in an ocean of anxiety and sorrow.

" One day a great sage happened by, and when the king saw him he happily

thought, ¡Ah, Lord Brahma has created brahmins just to help others.'

Harishchandra paid his respectful obeisance¢s to the sage, whose name was

Gautama Muni. With joined palms the king stood before Gautama Muni and narrated

his pitiful story. Gautama Muni was astonished to hear the king's tale of woe.

He thought, ¡How has this mighty king been reduced to collecting clothes from

the dead?' Gautama Muni became very much compassionate toward Harishchandra and

instructed him on the process of fasting for purification.

" Gautama Muni said, 'Oh king, during the dark fortnight of the month of

Bhadrapada

there occurs an especially meritorious Ekadasii named Aja (Annada), which

removes all sins. Indeed, this Ekadasii is so auspicious that if you simply

fast on that day and perform no other austerity, all your sins will be

nullified. By your good fortune it is coming in just seven days. So I urge you

to fast on this day and remain awake through the night. If you do so, all the

reactions of your past sins will come to an end. Oh Harishchandra, I have come

here because of your past pious deeds. Now, all good fortune to you in the

future!' So saying, the great sage Sri Gautama Muni immediately disappeared

from his vision.

" King Harishchandra followed Gautama Muni's instructions concerning

fasting on the sacred day of Aja Ekadasii. Oh Maharaja Yudhisthira, because the

king fasted on that day, the reactions to his previous sins were completely

destroyed at once. Oh lion among kings, just see the influence of this Ekadasii

fast! It immediately vanquishes whatever miseries one may be suffering as a

result of past karmic sinful activities.

Thus all Harishchandra's miseries were relieved. Just by the power of this

wonderful Ekadasii, he was reunited with his wife and son, who had died but

were now revived. In the heavenly regions the devas (demigods) began

beating on their celestial kettledrums and showering down flowers upon

Harishchandra, his queen, and their son. By the blessings of the Ekadasii fast,

he regained his kingdom without difficulty. Moreover, when King Harishchandra

left the planet, his relatives and all his subjects too, went with him to the

spiritual world.

" Oh Pandava, whoever fasts on Aja Ekadasii is surely freed from all his

sins and ascends to the spiritual world. And whosoever hears and studies the

glories of this Ekadasii achieves the merit gained by performing a horse

sacrifice. "

Thus ends the narration of the glories of Bhadrapada-krishna Ekadasii, or Aja

Ekadasii, from the Brahma-vaivarta Purana.

http://www.acbspn.com/ekadashis/annada.htm

Regards,

Sunil John

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September 4, 2007

OM Datta Guru

I am aware of these descripancies hence i follow the Kalnirnay Panchang

which mentions Aja Ekadashi & also Ramans mag which also mentions Aja

Ekadashi.

I am aware that the post copied from the Iskon site refers to Bhadrapad

month but I have asked some people and they said not to worry about the

month controversy just do Ekadashi Vrata by fasting, results will surely

come & to pray to Ekadashi Devi which governs the ekadashi

So i try to keep it simple

best

SJ

> In South India it is still Sravana massam.

> So in this post the ekadasi is said to be in the dark fortnight of

badrapada

> which would be the first fortnight in north india, but in ahdra,

karnataka,

> gujarat, maharastra it is the last part of sravana or the dark

fortnight of

> sravana.

> In those states month starts after amavasya but in UP it starts after

> purnima.

> How then do we know which ekadashi is which?

> Mandakini

> -

> " Sunil John " jjnet2000_in

> " Jyotish Group " ; " Sunil John "

> suniljohn_2002; " vedic astrology list "

> vedic astrology ; " Sunil John " suniljohn10

> Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:45 AM

> Fasting Aja Ekadashi -7Sept- Deliverance from

Debts

>

> Aja - Annada Ekadasii

>

> from Brahma-vaivarta Puran

>

> On September 7th, 2007 (as per Kalnirnay Panchang)

(Special: This Vrata ensures Deliverance from Debts)

>

> Sri Yudhisthira Maharaja said, " Oh Janardana,

> protector of all living entities, please tell me the name of the

Ekadasi

> that

> occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada

> (August-September). "

>

> The Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna, then replied, " Oh King, hear Me

> attentively. The name of this sin-removing, sacred Ekadasii is Aja.

Any

> person

> who fasts completely on this day and worships Hrishikesha, the master

of the

> senses, becomes free of all reactions to his sins. Even one who simply

hears

> about this Ekadasii is freed from his past sins. Oh King, there is no

better

> day than this in all the earthly and heavenly worlds. This is true

without a

> doubt.

>

> " There once lived a famous king named Harishchandra, who was the

emperor

> of the world and a person of great truth and integrity. His wife's

name was

> Chandramati, and he had a son named Lohitashva. By the force of

destiny,

> however, Harishchandra lost his great kingdom and sold his wife and

son. The

> pious king himself became a menial servant of a dog-eater, who made

him

> guard a

> crematorium. Yet even while doing such menial service, he did not

forsake

> his

> truthfulness and good character, just as soma-rasa, even when mixed

with

> some other liquid, does not lose its ability to bestow immortality.

>

> " The king passed many years in this condition. Then one day he sadly

> thought, ¡What shall I do? Where shall I go? How can I be delivered

from

> this

> plight?' In this way he drowned in an ocean of anxiety and sorrow.

>

> " One day a great sage happened by, and when the king saw him he

happily

> thought, ¡Ah, Lord Brahma has created brahmins just to help

others.'

> Harishchandra paid his respectful obeisance¢s to the sage, whose

name was

> Gautama Muni. With joined palms the king stood before Gautama Muni and

> narrated

> his pitiful story. Gautama Muni was astonished to hear the king's tale

of

> woe.

> He thought, ¡How has this mighty king been reduced to collecting

clothes

> from

> the dead?' Gautama Muni became very much compassionate toward

Harishchandra

> and

> instructed him on the process of fasting for purification.

>

> " Gautama Muni said, 'Oh king, during the dark fortnight of the month

of

> Bhadrapada

> there occurs an especially meritorious Ekadasii named Aja (Annada),

which

> removes all sins. Indeed, this Ekadasii is so auspicious that if you

simply

> fast on that day and perform no other austerity, all your sins will be

> nullified. By your good fortune it is coming in just seven days. So I

urge

> you

> to fast on this day and remain awake through the night. If you do so,

all

> the

> reactions of your past sins will come to an end. Oh Harishchandra, I

have

> come

> here because of your past pious deeds. Now, all good fortune to you in

the

> future!' So saying, the great sage Sri Gautama Muni immediately

disappeared

> from his vision.

>

> " King Harishchandra followed Gautama Muni's instructions concerning

> fasting on the sacred day of Aja Ekadasii. Oh Maharaja Yudhisthira,

because

> the

> king fasted on that day, the reactions to his previous sins were

completely

> destroyed at once. Oh lion among kings, just see the influence of this

> Ekadasii

> fast! It immediately vanquishes whatever miseries one may be suffering

as a

> result of past karmic sinful activities.

>

> Thus all Harishchandra's miseries were relieved. Just by the power of

this

> wonderful Ekadasii, he was reunited with his wife and son, who had

died but

> were now revived. In the heavenly regions the devas (demigods) began

> beating on their celestial kettledrums and showering down flowers upon

> Harishchandra, his queen, and their son. By the blessings of the

Ekadasii

> fast,

> he regained his kingdom without difficulty. Moreover, when King

> Harishchandra

> left the planet, his relatives and all his subjects too, went with him

to

> the

> spiritual world.

>

> " Oh Pandava, whoever fasts on Aja Ekadasii is surely freed from all

his

> sins and ascends to the spiritual world. And whosoever hears and

studies the

> glories of this Ekadasii achieves the merit gained by performing a

horse

> sacrifice. "

>

> Thus ends the narration of the glories of Bhadrapada-krishna Ekadasii,

or

> Aja

> Ekadasii, from the Brahma-vaivarta Purana.

>

> http://www.acbspn.com/ekadashis/annada.htm

>

Regards,

> Sunil John

>

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____

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September 4, 2007

In South India it is still Sravana massam.

So in this post the ekadasi is said to be in the dark fortnight of badrapada

which would be the first fortnight in north india, but in ahdra, karnataka,

gujarat, maharastra it is the last part of sravana or the dark fortnight of

sravana.

In those states month starts after amavasya but in UP it starts after

purnima.

How then do we know which ekadashi is which?

Mandakini

-

" Sunil John " <jjnet2000_in

" Jyotish Group " ; " Sunil John "

<suniljohn_2002; " vedic astrology list "

<vedic astrology >; " Sunil John " <suniljohn10

Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:45 AM

Fasting Aja Ekadashi -7Sept- Deliverance from Debts

Aja - Annada Ekadasii

from Brahma-vaivarta Puran

On September 7th, 2007 (as per Kalnirnay Panchang)

(Special: This Vrata ensures Deliverance from Debts)

Sri Yudhisthira Maharaja said, " Oh Janardana,

protector of all living entities, please tell me the name of the Ekadasi

that

occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada

(August-September). "

The Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna, then replied, " Oh King, hear Me

attentively. The name of this sin-removing, sacred Ekadasii is Aja. Any

person

who fasts completely on this day and worships Hrishikesha, the master of the

senses, becomes free of all reactions to his sins. Even one who simply hears

about this Ekadasii is freed from his past sins. Oh King, there is no better

day than this in all the earthly and heavenly worlds. This is true without a

doubt.

" There once lived a famous king named Harishchandra, who was the emperor

of the world and a person of great truth and integrity. His wife's name was

Chandramati, and he had a son named Lohitashva. By the force of destiny,

however, Harishchandra lost his great kingdom and sold his wife and son. The

pious king himself became a menial servant of a dog-eater, who made him

guard a

crematorium. Yet even while doing such menial service, he did not forsake

his

truthfulness and good character, just as soma-rasa, even when mixed with

some other liquid, does not lose its ability to bestow immortality.

" The king passed many years in this condition. Then one day he sadly

thought, ¡What shall I do? Where shall I go? How can I be delivered from

this

plight?' In this way he drowned in an ocean of anxiety and sorrow.

" One day a great sage happened by, and when the king saw him he happily

thought, ¡Ah, Lord Brahma has created brahmins just to help others.'

Harishchandra paid his respectful obeisance¢s to the sage, whose name was

Gautama Muni. With joined palms the king stood before Gautama Muni and

narrated

his pitiful story. Gautama Muni was astonished to hear the king's tale of

woe.

He thought, ¡How has this mighty king been reduced to collecting clothes

from

the dead?' Gautama Muni became very much compassionate toward Harishchandra

and

instructed him on the process of fasting for purification.

" Gautama Muni said, 'Oh king, during the dark fortnight of the month of

Bhadrapada

there occurs an especially meritorious Ekadasii named Aja (Annada), which

removes all sins. Indeed, this Ekadasii is so auspicious that if you simply

fast on that day and perform no other austerity, all your sins will be

nullified. By your good fortune it is coming in just seven days. So I urge

you

to fast on this day and remain awake through the night. If you do so, all

the

reactions of your past sins will come to an end. Oh Harishchandra, I have

come

here because of your past pious deeds. Now, all good fortune to you in the

future!' So saying, the great sage Sri Gautama Muni immediately disappeared

from his vision.

" King Harishchandra followed Gautama Muni's instructions concerning

fasting on the sacred day of Aja Ekadasii. Oh Maharaja Yudhisthira, because

the

king fasted on that day, the reactions to his previous sins were completely

destroyed at once. Oh lion among kings, just see the influence of this

Ekadasii

fast! It immediately vanquishes whatever miseries one may be suffering as a

result of past karmic sinful activities.

Thus all Harishchandra's miseries were relieved. Just by the power of this

wonderful Ekadasii, he was reunited with his wife and son, who had died but

were now revived. In the heavenly regions the devas (demigods) began

beating on their celestial kettledrums and showering down flowers upon

Harishchandra, his queen, and their son. By the blessings of the Ekadasii

fast,

he regained his kingdom without difficulty. Moreover, when King

Harishchandra

left the planet, his relatives and all his subjects too, went with him to

the

spiritual world.

" Oh Pandava, whoever fasts on Aja Ekadasii is surely freed from all his

sins and ascends to the spiritual world. And whosoever hears and studies the

glories of this Ekadasii achieves the merit gained by performing a horse

sacrifice. "

Thus ends the narration of the glories of Bhadrapada-krishna Ekadasii, or

Aja

Ekadasii, from the Brahma-vaivarta Purana.

http://www.acbspn.com/ekadashis/annada.htm

Regards,

Sunil John

__________________________

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September 4, 2007

, " jjnet2000_in " <jjnet2000_in

wrote:

>

> OM Datta Guru

>

> I am aware of these descripancies hence i follow the Kalnirnay Panchang

> which mentions Aja Ekadashi & also Ramans mag which also mentions Aja

> Ekadashi.

> I am aware that the post copied from the Iskon site refers to Bhadrapad

> month but I have asked some people and they said not to worry about the

> month controversy just do Ekadashi Vrata by fasting, results will surely

> come & to pray to Ekadashi Devi which governs the ekadashi

>

> So i try to keep it simple

> best

> SJ

>

> > In South India it is still Sravana massam.

> > So in this post the ekadasi is said to be in the dark fortnight of

> badrapada

> > which would be the first fortnight in north india, but in ahdra,

> karnataka,

> > gujarat, maharastra it is the last part of sravana or the dark

> fortnight of

> > sravana.

> > In those states month starts after amavasya but in UP it starts after

> > purnima.

> > How then do we know which ekadashi is which?

> > Mandakini

> > -

> > " Sunil John " jjnet2000_in@

> > " Jyotish Group " ; " Sunil John "

> > suniljohn_2002@; " vedic astrology list "

> > vedic astrology ; " Sunil John " suniljohn10@

> > Tuesday, September 04, 2007 3:45 AM

> > Fasting Aja Ekadashi -7Sept- Deliverance from

> Debts

> >

> > Aja - Annada Ekadasii

> >

> > from Brahma-vaivarta Puran

> >

> > On September 7th, 2007 (as per Kalnirnay Panchang)

> >

> > (Special: This Vrata ensures Deliverance from Debts)

> >

> > Sri Yudhisthira Maharaja said, " Oh Janardana,

> > protector of all living entities, please tell me the name of the

> Ekadasi

> > that

> > occurs during the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada

> > (August-September). "

> >

> > The Supreme Lord, Sri Krishna, then replied, " Oh King, hear Me

> > attentively. The name of this sin-removing, sacred Ekadasii is Aja.

> Any

> > person

> > who fasts completely on this day and worships Hrishikesha, the master

> of the

> > senses, becomes free of all reactions to his sins. Even one who simply

> hears

> > about this Ekadasii is freed from his past sins. Oh King, there is no

> better

> > day than this in all the earthly and heavenly worlds. This is true

> without a

> > doubt.

> >

> > " There once lived a famous king named Harishchandra, who was the

> emperor

> > of the world and a person of great truth and integrity. His wife's

> name was

> > Chandramati, and he had a son named Lohitashva. By the force of

> destiny,

> > however, Harishchandra lost his great kingdom and sold his wife and

> son. The

> > pious king himself became a menial servant of a dog-eater, who made

> him

> > guard a

> > crematorium. Yet even while doing such menial service, he did not

> forsake

> > his

> > truthfulness and good character, just as soma-rasa, even when mixed

> with

> > some other liquid, does not lose its ability to bestow immortality.

> >

> > " The king passed many years in this condition. Then one day he sadly

> > thought, ¡What shall I do? Where shall I go? How can I be delivered

> from

> > this

> > plight?' In this way he drowned in an ocean of anxiety and sorrow.

> >

> > " One day a great sage happened by, and when the king saw him he

> happily

> > thought, ¡Ah, Lord Brahma has created brahmins just to help

> others.'

> > Harishchandra paid his respectful obeisance¢s to the sage, whose

> name was

> > Gautama Muni. With joined palms the king stood before Gautama Muni and

> > narrated

> > his pitiful story. Gautama Muni was astonished to hear the king's tale

> of

> > woe.

> > He thought, ¡How has this mighty king been reduced to collecting

> clothes

> > from

> > the dead?' Gautama Muni became very much compassionate toward

> Harishchandra

> > and

> > instructed him on the process of fasting for purification.

> >

> > " Gautama Muni said, 'Oh king, during the dark fortnight of the month

> of

> > Bhadrapada

> > there occurs an especially meritorious Ekadasii named Aja (Annada),

> which

> > removes all sins. Indeed, this Ekadasii is so auspicious that if you

> simply

> > fast on that day and perform no other austerity, all your sins will be

> > nullified. By your good fortune it is coming in just seven days. So I

> urge

> > you

> > to fast on this day and remain awake through the night. If you do so,

> all

> > the

> > reactions of your past sins will come to an end. Oh Harishchandra, I

> have

> > come

> > here because of your past pious deeds. Now, all good fortune to you in

> the

> > future!' So saying, the great sage Sri Gautama Muni immediately

> disappeared

> > from his vision.

> >

> > " King Harishchandra followed Gautama Muni's instructions concerning

> > fasting on the sacred day of Aja Ekadasii. Oh Maharaja Yudhisthira,

> because

> > the

> > king fasted on that day, the reactions to his previous sins were

> completely

> > destroyed at once. Oh lion among kings, just see the influence of this

> > Ekadasii

> > fast! It immediately vanquishes whatever miseries one may be suffering

> as a

> > result of past karmic sinful activities.

> >

> > Thus all Harishchandra's miseries were relieved. Just by the power of

> this

> > wonderful Ekadasii, he was reunited with his wife and son, who had

> died but

> > were now revived. In the heavenly regions the devas (demigods) began

> > beating on their celestial kettledrums and showering down flowers upon

> > Harishchandra, his queen, and their son. By the blessings of the

> Ekadasii

> > fast,

> > he regained his kingdom without difficulty. Moreover, when King

> > Harishchandra

> > left the planet, his relatives and all his subjects too, went with him

> to

> > the

> > spiritual world.

> >

> > " Oh Pandava, whoever fasts on Aja Ekadasii is surely freed from all

> his

> > sins and ascends to the spiritual world. And whosoever hears and

> studies the

> > glories of this Ekadasii achieves the merit gained by performing a

> horse

> > sacrifice. "

> >

> > Thus ends the narration of the glories of Bhadrapada-krishna Ekadasii,

> or

> > Aja

> > Ekadasii, from the Brahma-vaivarta Purana.

> >

> > http://www.acbspn.com/ekadashis/annada.htm

> >

> > Regards,

> > Sunil John

> >

>

______________________\

> ____

> > ________

> > Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Autos new

> Car

> > Finder tool.

> > http://autos./carfinder/

> >

September 4, 2007

Dear sir,

It's a very useful info for me.

Can I know the fasting procedures for these ekadasii?

What are the do and don't for the day and the benefit?

Thanks in advance

vedic astrology [vedic astrology ]

On Behalf Of Sunil John

04 September 2007 17:46

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