Ganeshprasad 0 Report post Posted May 29, 2004 Jai Ganesh tomorrow sunday the 30th, is Nirjala Bhim ekadasi. can someone please post story behind Bhima ekadasi with source, i have heard few different version. Jai Shree Krishna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 15, 2004 Not sure of the exact story. The idea is that Bhim was someone who needed lots of food and he was forced to abstain from eating for a day and this is remembered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ganeshprasad 0 Report post Posted September 18, 2004 Jai Ganesh Nirjala ekadesi other wise know as Bhim ekadashi, it is said one who observes this day and fast without water on this day is absolve from sins of not fasting on other ekadashi days. So the story goes as much as I can remember is that on this auspicious day Bhim set out to take a bath in the river. Mother Kunti reminds Bhim of the ekadashi and reminds him to observe it but Bhim as we all know liked his food too much so he is pleading with his mother and asks her to prepare Khicdi on his return from daily routine, he kept thinking of food and keep convincing himself that he can not fast but the lord had other ides for him. On the way to the river, Bhim meets with a Siva pujari who is lamenting how difficult it is for him to bring jal for the lord, so he true to pandavs nature obliged to help and he does not do any thing in small measure, he spreads himself across the stream of water diverted it to come pass the temple, he lied there all day thinking of going home and eat but he could not forsake his task and the pujari never came to relieve him. This is how much I remember; please feel free to correct me. By the way today is GANESH CHATURTHI may he bless us all Jai Shree Krishna Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
