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Harry jee,

 

Since that Auspicious day tempestous and stormy that SCRIPTURES tell us was when

Sri Krishna was born -- how many Mokshada Ekadashis have ensued?

 

It is not the EPOCH that may be important but the ENTITY that is brought forth

by MA that makes the EPOCH SPECIAL!!

 

 

Rohiniranjan

 

vedic astrology , " Haresh\(Harry\)Nathani "

<haresh1405 wrote:

>

>

>

> Mokshada Ekadasi

>

> Mokshada Ekadasi is a very special Ekadasi in two regards; today was the all

> auspicious day on which Lord Sri Krishna spoke the Srimad Bhagavad Gita to

> Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, at the place now known as Jyotisha

> tirtha.

> Anyone who gifts a Bhagavad Gita away to a deserving person on this day is

> bestowed profuse blessings by the Sri Krishna Bhagavan.

>

> The Ancient History of Mokshada Ekadasi from Brahmanda Purana:

>

> Yudhishthira Maharaj said, " O Vishnu, master of all, O delight of the three

> worlds, O Lord of the entire Universe, O creator of the world, O oldest

> personality, O best of all beings, I offer my most respectful obeisances

> unto You.

>

>

> " O Lord of lords, for the benefit of all living entities, kindly answer some

> questions that I have. What is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during

> the light fortnight of the month of Margashirsha (November-December) and

> removes all sins?

> How does one observe it properly, and which Deity is worshipped on that

> holiest of days?

> O my Lord please explain this to me in full. "

>

> Lord Sri Krishna replied, " O dear Yudhishthira, your enquiry is very

> auspicious in itself and will bring you fame.

> Just as I previously explained to you about the dearest Utpannaa

> Maha-Dwadasi - which occurs during the dark part of the month of

> Margashirsha, which is the day when Ekadasi-devi appeared from My body to

> kill the demon Mura, and which benefits everything animate and inanimate in

> the three worlds - so I shall now relate to you regarding this Ekadasi that

> occurs during the light part of the month of Margashirsha.

>

>

> This Ekadasi is famous as Mokshadaa because it purifies the faithful devotee

> of all sinful reactions and bestows liberation upon him. The worshipable

> Deity of this all auspicious day is Lord Damodara. With full attention one

> should worship Him with incense, a ghee lamp, fragrant flowers, and Tulsi

> manjaris (buds).

>

> " O best of saintly kings, please listen as I narrate to you the ancient and

> auspicious history of this wonderful Ekadasi.

> Simply by hearing this history one can attain the merit earned by performing

> a horse sacrifice. By the influence of this merit, one's forefathers,

> mothers, sons, and other relatives who have gone to hell can turn around and

> go to the heavenly kingdom.

> For this reason alone, O king, you should listen with rapt attention to this

> narration.

>

> " There once was a beautiful city named Champaka-nagar, which was decorated

> with devoted Vaishnavas.

> There the best of saintly kings Maharaj Vaikhaanasa, ruled over his subjects

> as if they were his very own dear sons and daughters. The brahmins in that

> capital city were all expert in four kinds of Vedik knowledge.

>

>

> The king, while ruling properly, had a dream one night in which his father

> was seen to be suffering the pangs of hellish torture in one of the hellish

> planets ruled over by the Yamaraj.

> The king was overwhelmed with compassion for his father and shed tears. The

> next morning, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa described what he had seen in his dream to

> his council of twice born learned brahmins.

>

> " ' O brahmanas,' the king addressed them, 'in a dream last night I saw my

> father suffering on a hellish planet.

> He was crying out in anguish, " O son, please deliver me from this torment of

> this hellish condition ! "

> Now I have no peace in my mind, and even this beautiful kingdom has become

> unbearable to me.

> Not even my horses, elephants, and chariots and my vast wealth in my

> treasury that formerly brought so much pleasure, gives me no pleasure at

> all.

>

>

> " 'Everything, O best of the brahmins, even my own wife and sons, have

> become a source of unhappiness since I beheld my father suffering the

> tortures of that hellish condition so.

> Where can I go, and what can I do, O brahmins, to alleviate this misery?

>

>

> My body is burning with fear and sorrow ! Please tell me what kind of

> charity, what mode of fasting, what austerity, or what deep meditation, and

> in service upon which Deity I may have to perform to deliver my father from

> that agony and bestow upon liberation upon my forefathers.

>

>

> O best among the brahmins, what is the use of one's being a powerful son if

> one's father must suffer on a hellish planet?

> Truly, such a son's life is utterly useless, to him and to his forefathers.

>

> " The twice born brahmins replied, 'O king, in the mountainous forest not

> far from here is the ashram where a great saint Parvata Muni resides.

> Please go to him, for he is tri-kala-jnani (he knows the past, the present,

> and the future of everything) and can surely help you in your gaining relief

> from your misery.'

>

> " Upon hearing this advise, the distressed king immediately set out on a

> journey to the ashram of the famous sage Parvata Muni. The ashram was indeed

> very big and housed many learned sages expert in chanting the sacred hymns

> of the four Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama, and Arthava).

> Approaching the holy ashram, the king beheld Parvata Muni seated among the

> assembly of sages adorned with hundreds of tilaks (from all the authorised

> sampradayas) like another Brahmaa or Vyaas. " Maharaj Vaikhaanasa offered his

> humble obeisances to the muni, bowing his head and then prostrating his

> entire body before him.

>

>

> After the king had seated himself among the assembly Parvata Muni asked him

> about the welfare of the seven limbs of his extensive kingdom (his

> ministers, his treasury, his military forces, his allies, the brahmins, the

> sacrificial offerings performed, and the needs of his subjects).

> The muni also asked him if his kingdom was free of troubles and whether

> everyone was peaceful, happy and satisfied.

>

>

> To these enquiries the king replied, 'By your mercy O glorious and great

> sage, all seven limbs of my kingdom are doing very well. Yet there is a

> problem that has recently arisen, and to solve it I have come to you, O

> brahmana for your expert help and guidance'.

>

> " Then Parvata Muni, the best of all sages, closed his eyes and meditated on

> the king's past, present and future.

> After a few moments he opened his eyes and said, 'Your father is suffering

> the results of committing a great sin, and I have discovered what it is.

>

>

> In his previous life he quarrelled with his wife and forcibly enjoyed her

> sexually during her menstrual period.

> She tried to protest and resist his advances and even yelled out, " Someone

> please save me! Please, O husband, do not interrupt my monthly period in

> this way! "

> Still he did not stop or leave her alone. It is on account of this grievous

> sin that your father now has fallen into such a hellish condition of

> suffering.'

>

> " King Vaikhaanasa then said, 'O greatest among sages, by what process of

> fasting or charity may I liberate my dear father from such a condition?

> Please tell me how I can relieve and remove the burden of his sinful

> reactions, which are a great obstacle to his progress toward ultimate

> release (salvation - liberation - going back home).'

>

>

> " Parvata Muni replied, 'During the light fortnight of the month of

> Margashirsha there occurs an Ekadasi called Mokshadaa.

> If you observe this sacred Ekadasi strictly, with a full fast, and give

> directly to your suffering father the merit you thus attain/obtain, he will

> be freed from his pain and instantly liberated'.

>

> " Hearing this, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa profusely thanked the great sage and then

> returned to his palace to perform his vrata (austere rite). O Yudhishthira,

> when the light part of the month of Margashirsha at last arrived, Maharaj

> Vaikhaanasa faithfully waited for the Ekadasi tithi to arrive.

> He then perfectly and with full faith observed the Ekadasi fast with his

> wife, children, and other relatives.

> He dutifully gave the merit from this fast to his father, and as he made the

> offering, beautiful flower petals showered down from the devas who peered

> out from behind the clouds in the sky. The king's father was then praised by

> the messengers of the demigods (devas) and escorted to the celestial region.

> As he passed his son, as he traversed the lower to middle to higher planets,

> the father said to the king, 'My dear son, all auspiciousness unto you!'

> At last he reached the heavenly realm from where he can again with his newly

> acquired merit perform devotional service to Krishna or Vishnu and in due

> course return back to home back to Godhead.

>

> " O son of Pandu, who so ever strictly observes the sacred Mokshadaa Ekadasi,

> following the established rules and regulations, achieves full and perfect

> liberation after death.

> There is no better fasting day than this Ekadasi of the light fortnight of

> the month of Margashirsha, O Yudhishthira, for it is a crystal-clear and

> sinless day.

> Whoever faithfully observes this Ekadasi fast, which is like chinta-mani (a

> gem that yields all desires), obtains special merit that is very hard to

> calculate, for this day can elevate one from hellish life to the heavenly

> planets, and for one who observes Ekadasi for his own spiritual benefit,

> this elevates one to go back to Godhead, never to return to this material

> world. "

>

> Thus end the narration of the glories of Margashirsha-shukla Ekadasi or

> Mokshada Ekadasi, from the Brahmanda Purana

>

>

>

> HARESH(HARRY)NATHANI VEDIC ASTROLOGER CELL +91 9867214103Subscribe on this

> link <http://in.Chandra-AdityaAstroRemedies>

> http://in.Chandra-AdityaAstroRemedies

> For Professional Paid Consultancy mail request for charges to

> <haresh1405/hareshgnathani

> haresh1405/hareshgnathani or call +91 9867214103

>

>

>

>

>

>

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In other words, 15th August became IMPORTANT and MEMORABLE because that was the

DAY when India became independent!

 

26th January, on the other hand, does not fit into that simple rule! ;-)

 

Or November the 14th, for that matter!

 

Rohiniranjan

 

vedic astrology , " rohinicrystal " <jyotish_vani

wrote:

>

> Harry jee,

>

> Since that Auspicious day tempestous and stormy that SCRIPTURES tell us was

when Sri Krishna was born -- how many Mokshada Ekadashis have ensued?

>

> It is not the EPOCH that may be important but the ENTITY that is brought forth

by MA that makes the EPOCH SPECIAL!!

>

>

> Rohiniranjan

>

> vedic astrology , " Haresh\(Harry\)Nathani " <haresh1405@>

wrote:

> >

> >

> >

> > Mokshada Ekadasi

> >

> > Mokshada Ekadasi is a very special Ekadasi in two regards; today was the all

> > auspicious day on which Lord Sri Krishna spoke the Srimad Bhagavad Gita to

> > Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, at the place now known as Jyotisha

> > tirtha.

> > Anyone who gifts a Bhagavad Gita away to a deserving person on this day is

> > bestowed profuse blessings by the Sri Krishna Bhagavan.

> >

> > The Ancient History of Mokshada Ekadasi from Brahmanda Purana:

> >

> > Yudhishthira Maharaj said, " O Vishnu, master of all, O delight of the three

> > worlds, O Lord of the entire Universe, O creator of the world, O oldest

> > personality, O best of all beings, I offer my most respectful obeisances

> > unto You.

> >

> >

> > " O Lord of lords, for the benefit of all living entities, kindly answer some

> > questions that I have. What is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during

> > the light fortnight of the month of Margashirsha (November-December) and

> > removes all sins?

> > How does one observe it properly, and which Deity is worshipped on that

> > holiest of days?

> > O my Lord please explain this to me in full. "

> >

> > Lord Sri Krishna replied, " O dear Yudhishthira, your enquiry is very

> > auspicious in itself and will bring you fame.

> > Just as I previously explained to you about the dearest Utpannaa

> > Maha-Dwadasi - which occurs during the dark part of the month of

> > Margashirsha, which is the day when Ekadasi-devi appeared from My body to

> > kill the demon Mura, and which benefits everything animate and inanimate in

> > the three worlds - so I shall now relate to you regarding this Ekadasi that

> > occurs during the light part of the month of Margashirsha.

> >

> >

> > This Ekadasi is famous as Mokshadaa because it purifies the faithful devotee

> > of all sinful reactions and bestows liberation upon him. The worshipable

> > Deity of this all auspicious day is Lord Damodara. With full attention one

> > should worship Him with incense, a ghee lamp, fragrant flowers, and Tulsi

> > manjaris (buds).

> >

> > " O best of saintly kings, please listen as I narrate to you the ancient and

> > auspicious history of this wonderful Ekadasi.

> > Simply by hearing this history one can attain the merit earned by performing

> > a horse sacrifice. By the influence of this merit, one's forefathers,

> > mothers, sons, and other relatives who have gone to hell can turn around and

> > go to the heavenly kingdom.

> > For this reason alone, O king, you should listen with rapt attention to this

> > narration.

> >

> > " There once was a beautiful city named Champaka-nagar, which was decorated

> > with devoted Vaishnavas.

> > There the best of saintly kings Maharaj Vaikhaanasa, ruled over his subjects

> > as if they were his very own dear sons and daughters. The brahmins in that

> > capital city were all expert in four kinds of Vedik knowledge.

> >

> >

> > The king, while ruling properly, had a dream one night in which his father

> > was seen to be suffering the pangs of hellish torture in one of the hellish

> > planets ruled over by the Yamaraj.

> > The king was overwhelmed with compassion for his father and shed tears. The

> > next morning, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa described what he had seen in his dream to

> > his council of twice born learned brahmins.

> >

> > " ' O brahmanas,' the king addressed them, 'in a dream last night I saw my

> > father suffering on a hellish planet.

> > He was crying out in anguish, " O son, please deliver me from this torment of

> > this hellish condition ! "

> > Now I have no peace in my mind, and even this beautiful kingdom has become

> > unbearable to me.

> > Not even my horses, elephants, and chariots and my vast wealth in my

> > treasury that formerly brought so much pleasure, gives me no pleasure at

> > all.

> >

> >

> > " 'Everything, O best of the brahmins, even my own wife and sons, have

> > become a source of unhappiness since I beheld my father suffering the

> > tortures of that hellish condition so.

> > Where can I go, and what can I do, O brahmins, to alleviate this misery?

> >

> >

> > My body is burning with fear and sorrow ! Please tell me what kind of

> > charity, what mode of fasting, what austerity, or what deep meditation, and

> > in service upon which Deity I may have to perform to deliver my father from

> > that agony and bestow upon liberation upon my forefathers.

> >

> >

> > O best among the brahmins, what is the use of one's being a powerful son if

> > one's father must suffer on a hellish planet?

> > Truly, such a son's life is utterly useless, to him and to his forefathers.

> >

> > " The twice born brahmins replied, 'O king, in the mountainous forest not

> > far from here is the ashram where a great saint Parvata Muni resides.

> > Please go to him, for he is tri-kala-jnani (he knows the past, the present,

> > and the future of everything) and can surely help you in your gaining relief

> > from your misery.'

> >

> > " Upon hearing this advise, the distressed king immediately set out on a

> > journey to the ashram of the famous sage Parvata Muni. The ashram was indeed

> > very big and housed many learned sages expert in chanting the sacred hymns

> > of the four Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama, and Arthava).

> > Approaching the holy ashram, the king beheld Parvata Muni seated among the

> > assembly of sages adorned with hundreds of tilaks (from all the authorised

> > sampradayas) like another Brahmaa or Vyaas. " Maharaj Vaikhaanasa offered his

> > humble obeisances to the muni, bowing his head and then prostrating his

> > entire body before him.

> >

> >

> > After the king had seated himself among the assembly Parvata Muni asked him

> > about the welfare of the seven limbs of his extensive kingdom (his

> > ministers, his treasury, his military forces, his allies, the brahmins, the

> > sacrificial offerings performed, and the needs of his subjects).

> > The muni also asked him if his kingdom was free of troubles and whether

> > everyone was peaceful, happy and satisfied.

> >

> >

> > To these enquiries the king replied, 'By your mercy O glorious and great

> > sage, all seven limbs of my kingdom are doing very well. Yet there is a

> > problem that has recently arisen, and to solve it I have come to you, O

> > brahmana for your expert help and guidance'.

> >

> > " Then Parvata Muni, the best of all sages, closed his eyes and meditated on

> > the king's past, present and future.

> > After a few moments he opened his eyes and said, 'Your father is suffering

> > the results of committing a great sin, and I have discovered what it is.

> >

> >

> > In his previous life he quarrelled with his wife and forcibly enjoyed her

> > sexually during her menstrual period.

> > She tried to protest and resist his advances and even yelled out, " Someone

> > please save me! Please, O husband, do not interrupt my monthly period in

> > this way! "

> > Still he did not stop or leave her alone. It is on account of this grievous

> > sin that your father now has fallen into such a hellish condition of

> > suffering.'

> >

> > " King Vaikhaanasa then said, 'O greatest among sages, by what process of

> > fasting or charity may I liberate my dear father from such a condition?

> > Please tell me how I can relieve and remove the burden of his sinful

> > reactions, which are a great obstacle to his progress toward ultimate

> > release (salvation - liberation - going back home).'

> >

> >

> > " Parvata Muni replied, 'During the light fortnight of the month of

> > Margashirsha there occurs an Ekadasi called Mokshadaa.

> > If you observe this sacred Ekadasi strictly, with a full fast, and give

> > directly to your suffering father the merit you thus attain/obtain, he will

> > be freed from his pain and instantly liberated'.

> >

> > " Hearing this, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa profusely thanked the great sage and then

> > returned to his palace to perform his vrata (austere rite). O Yudhishthira,

> > when the light part of the month of Margashirsha at last arrived, Maharaj

> > Vaikhaanasa faithfully waited for the Ekadasi tithi to arrive.

> > He then perfectly and with full faith observed the Ekadasi fast with his

> > wife, children, and other relatives.

> > He dutifully gave the merit from this fast to his father, and as he made the

> > offering, beautiful flower petals showered down from the devas who peered

> > out from behind the clouds in the sky. The king's father was then praised by

> > the messengers of the demigods (devas) and escorted to the celestial region.

> > As he passed his son, as he traversed the lower to middle to higher planets,

> > the father said to the king, 'My dear son, all auspiciousness unto you!'

> > At last he reached the heavenly realm from where he can again with his newly

> > acquired merit perform devotional service to Krishna or Vishnu and in due

> > course return back to home back to Godhead.

> >

> > " O son of Pandu, who so ever strictly observes the sacred Mokshadaa Ekadasi,

> > following the established rules and regulations, achieves full and perfect

> > liberation after death.

> > There is no better fasting day than this Ekadasi of the light fortnight of

> > the month of Margashirsha, O Yudhishthira, for it is a crystal-clear and

> > sinless day.

> > Whoever faithfully observes this Ekadasi fast, which is like chinta-mani (a

> > gem that yields all desires), obtains special merit that is very hard to

> > calculate, for this day can elevate one from hellish life to the heavenly

> > planets, and for one who observes Ekadasi for his own spiritual benefit,

> > this elevates one to go back to Godhead, never to return to this material

> > world. "

> >

> > Thus end the narration of the glories of Margashirsha-shukla Ekadasi or

> > Mokshada Ekadasi, from the Brahmanda Purana

> >

> >

> >

> > HARESH(HARRY)NATHANI VEDIC ASTROLOGER CELL +91 9867214103Subscribe on this

> > link <http://in.Chandra-AdityaAstroRemedies>

> > http://in.Chandra-AdityaAstroRemedies

> > For Professional Paid Consultancy mail request for charges to

> > <haresh1405@/hareshgnathani@>

> > haresh1405@/hareshgnathani@ or call +91 9867214103

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

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There is no reference that Lord Krishna gave the discourse on the Bhagavad Gita

on the Mokshada Ekadashi. No doubt that Mokshada Ekadashi is holy but that is

not for the Bhagavad Gita discourse.

 

 

 

--- On Sat, 11/28/09, rohinicrystal <jyotish_vani wrote:

 

rohinicrystal <jyotish_vani

[vedic astrology] Re: Mokshada Ekadashi

vedic astrology

Saturday, November 28, 2009, 10:57 PM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In other words, 15th August became IMPORTANT and MEMORABLE because that

was the DAY when India became independent!

 

 

 

26th January, on the other hand, does not fit into that simple rule! ;-)

 

 

 

Or November the 14th, for that matter!

 

 

 

Rohiniranjan

 

 

 

vedic astrology, " rohinicrystal " <jyotish_vani@ ...>

wrote:

 

>

 

> Harry jee,

 

>

 

> Since that Auspicious day tempestous and stormy that SCRIPTURES tell us was

when Sri Krishna was born -- how many Mokshada Ekadashis have ensued?

 

>

 

> It is not the EPOCH that may be important but the ENTITY that is brought forth

by MA that makes the EPOCH SPECIAL!!

 

>

 

>

 

> Rohiniranjan

 

>

 

> vedic astrology, " Haresh\(Harry\ )Nathani "

<haresh1405@ > wrote:

 

> >

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > Mokshada Ekadasi

 

> >

 

> > Mokshada Ekadasi is a very special Ekadasi in two regards; today was the all

 

> > auspicious day on which Lord Sri Krishna spoke the Srimad Bhagavad Gita to

 

> > Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, at the place now known as Jyotisha

 

> > tirtha.

 

> > Anyone who gifts a Bhagavad Gita away to a deserving person on this day is

 

> > bestowed profuse blessings by the Sri Krishna Bhagavan.

 

> >

 

> > The Ancient History of Mokshada Ekadasi from Brahmanda Purana:

 

> >

 

> > Yudhishthira Maharaj said, " O Vishnu, master of all, O delight of the three

 

> > worlds, O Lord of the entire Universe, O creator of the world, O oldest

 

> > personality, O best of all beings, I offer my most respectful obeisances

 

> > unto You.

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > " O Lord of lords, for the benefit of all living entities, kindly answer some

 

> > questions that I have. What is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during

 

> > the light fortnight of the month of Margashirsha (November-December) and

 

> > removes all sins?

 

> > How does one observe it properly, and which Deity is worshipped on that

 

> > holiest of days?

 

> > O my Lord please explain this to me in full. "

 

> >

 

> > Lord Sri Krishna replied, " O dear Yudhishthira, your enquiry is very

 

> > auspicious in itself and will bring you fame.

 

> > Just as I previously explained to you about the dearest Utpannaa

 

> > Maha-Dwadasi - which occurs during the dark part of the month of

 

> > Margashirsha, which is the day when Ekadasi-devi appeared from My body to

 

> > kill the demon Mura, and which benefits everything animate and inanimate in

 

> > the three worlds - so I shall now relate to you regarding this Ekadasi that

 

> > occurs during the light part of the month of Margashirsha.

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > This Ekadasi is famous as Mokshadaa because it purifies the faithful devotee

 

> > of all sinful reactions and bestows liberation upon him. The worshipable

 

> > Deity of this all auspicious day is Lord Damodara. With full attention one

 

> > should worship Him with incense, a ghee lamp, fragrant flowers, and Tulsi

 

> > manjaris (buds).

 

> >

 

> > " O best of saintly kings, please listen as I narrate to you the ancient and

 

> > auspicious history of this wonderful Ekadasi.

 

> > Simply by hearing this history one can attain the merit earned by performing

 

> > a horse sacrifice. By the influence of this merit, one's forefathers,

 

> > mothers, sons, and other relatives who have gone to hell can turn around and

 

> > go to the heavenly kingdom.

 

> > For this reason alone, O king, you should listen with rapt attention to this

 

> > narration.

 

> >

 

> > " There once was a beautiful city named Champaka-nagar, which was decorated

 

> > with devoted Vaishnavas.

 

> > There the best of saintly kings Maharaj Vaikhaanasa, ruled over his subjects

 

> > as if they were his very own dear sons and daughters. The brahmins in that

 

> > capital city were all expert in four kinds of Vedik knowledge.

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > The king, while ruling properly, had a dream one night in which his father

 

> > was seen to be suffering the pangs of hellish torture in one of the hellish

 

> > planets ruled over by the Yamaraj.

 

> > The king was overwhelmed with compassion for his father and shed tears. The

 

> > next morning, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa described what he had seen in his dream to

 

> > his council of twice born learned brahmins.

 

> >

 

> > " ' O brahmanas,' the king addressed them, 'in a dream last night I saw my

 

> > father suffering on a hellish planet.

 

> > He was crying out in anguish, " O son, please deliver me from this torment of

 

> > this hellish condition ! "

 

> > Now I have no peace in my mind, and even this beautiful kingdom has become

 

> > unbearable to me.

 

> > Not even my horses, elephants, and chariots and my vast wealth in my

 

> > treasury that formerly brought so much pleasure, gives me no pleasure at

 

> > all.

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > " 'Everything, O best of the brahmins, even my own wife and sons, have

 

> > become a source of unhappiness since I beheld my father suffering the

 

> > tortures of that hellish condition so.

 

> > Where can I go, and what can I do, O brahmins, to alleviate this misery?

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > My body is burning with fear and sorrow ! Please tell me what kind of

 

> > charity, what mode of fasting, what austerity, or what deep meditation, and

 

> > in service upon which Deity I may have to perform to deliver my father from

 

> > that agony and bestow upon liberation upon my forefathers.

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > O best among the brahmins, what is the use of one's being a powerful son if

 

> > one's father must suffer on a hellish planet?

 

> > Truly, such a son's life is utterly useless, to him and to his forefathers.

 

> >

 

> > " The twice born brahmins replied, 'O king, in the mountainous forest not

 

> > far from here is the ashram where a great saint Parvata Muni resides.

 

> > Please go to him, for he is tri-kala-jnani (he knows the past, the present,

 

> > and the future of everything) and can surely help you in your gaining relief

 

> > from your misery.'

 

> >

 

> > " Upon hearing this advise, the distressed king immediately set out on a

 

> > journey to the ashram of the famous sage Parvata Muni. The ashram was indeed

 

> > very big and housed many learned sages expert in chanting the sacred hymns

 

> > of the four Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama, and Arthava).

 

> > Approaching the holy ashram, the king beheld Parvata Muni seated among the

 

> > assembly of sages adorned with hundreds of tilaks (from all the authorised

 

> > sampradayas) like another Brahmaa or Vyaas. " Maharaj Vaikhaanasa offered his

 

> > humble obeisances to the muni, bowing his head and then prostrating his

 

> > entire body before him.

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > After the king had seated himself among the assembly Parvata Muni asked him

 

> > about the welfare of the seven limbs of his extensive kingdom (his

 

> > ministers, his treasury, his military forces, his allies, the brahmins, the

 

> > sacrificial offerings performed, and the needs of his subjects).

 

> > The muni also asked him if his kingdom was free of troubles and whether

 

> > everyone was peaceful, happy and satisfied.

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > To these enquiries the king replied, 'By your mercy O glorious and great

 

> > sage, all seven limbs of my kingdom are doing very well. Yet there is a

 

> > problem that has recently arisen, and to solve it I have come to you, O

 

> > brahmana for your expert help and guidance'.

 

> >

 

> > " Then Parvata Muni, the best of all sages, closed his eyes and meditated on

 

> > the king's past, present and future.

 

> > After a few moments he opened his eyes and said, 'Your father is suffering

 

> > the results of committing a great sin, and I have discovered what it is.

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > In his previous life he quarrelled with his wife and forcibly enjoyed her

 

> > sexually during her menstrual period.

 

> > She tried to protest and resist his advances and even yelled out, " Someone

 

> > please save me! Please, O husband, do not interrupt my monthly period in

 

> > this way! "

 

> > Still he did not stop or leave her alone. It is on account of this grievous

 

> > sin that your father now has fallen into such a hellish condition of

 

> > suffering.'

 

> >

 

> > " King Vaikhaanasa then said, 'O greatest among sages, by what process of

 

> > fasting or charity may I liberate my dear father from such a condition?

 

> > Please tell me how I can relieve and remove the burden of his sinful

 

> > reactions, which are a great obstacle to his progress toward ultimate

 

> > release (salvation - liberation - going back home).'

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > " Parvata Muni replied, 'During the light fortnight of the month of

 

> > Margashirsha there occurs an Ekadasi called Mokshadaa.

 

> > If you observe this sacred Ekadasi strictly, with a full fast, and give

 

> > directly to your suffering father the merit you thus attain/obtain, he will

 

> > be freed from his pain and instantly liberated'.

 

> >

 

> > " Hearing this, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa profusely thanked the great sage and then

 

> > returned to his palace to perform his vrata (austere rite). O Yudhishthira,

 

> > when the light part of the month of Margashirsha at last arrived, Maharaj

 

> > Vaikhaanasa faithfully waited for the Ekadasi tithi to arrive.

 

> > He then perfectly and with full faith observed the Ekadasi fast with his

 

> > wife, children, and other relatives.

 

> > He dutifully gave the merit from this fast to his father, and as he made the

 

> > offering, beautiful flower petals showered down from the devas who peered

 

> > out from behind the clouds in the sky. The king's father was then praised by

 

> > the messengers of the demigods (devas) and escorted to the celestial region.

 

> > As he passed his son, as he traversed the lower to middle to higher planets,

 

> > the father said to the king, 'My dear son, all auspiciousness unto you!'

 

> > At last he reached the heavenly realm from where he can again with his newly

 

> > acquired merit perform devotional service to Krishna or Vishnu and in due

 

> > course return back to home back to Godhead.

 

> >

 

> > " O son of Pandu, who so ever strictly observes the sacred Mokshadaa Ekadasi,

 

> > following the established rules and regulations, achieves full and perfect

 

> > liberation after death.

 

> > There is no better fasting day than this Ekadasi of the light fortnight of

 

> > the month of Margashirsha, O Yudhishthira, for it is a crystal-clear and

 

> > sinless day.

 

> > Whoever faithfully observes this Ekadasi fast, which is like chinta-mani (a

 

> > gem that yields all desires), obtains special merit that is very hard to

 

> > calculate, for this day can elevate one from hellish life to the heavenly

 

> > planets, and for one who observes Ekadasi for his own spiritual benefit,

 

> > this elevates one to go back to Godhead, never to return to this material

 

> > world. "

 

> >

 

> > Thus end the narration of the glories of Margashirsha- shukla Ekadasi or

 

> > Mokshada Ekadasi, from the Brahmanda Purana

 

> >

 

> >

 

> >

 

> > HARESH(HARRY) NATHANI VEDIC ASTROLOGER CELL +91 9867214103Subscribe on this

 

> > link <http://in.groups. / group/Chandra- AdityaAstroRemed ies>

 

> > http://in.groups. / group/Chandra- AdityaAstroRemed ies

 

> > For Professional Paid Consultancy mail request for charges to

 

> > <haresh1405@ /hareshgnathani@ >

 

> > haresh1405@/ hareshgnathani@ or call +91 9867214103

 

> >

 

> >

 

> >

 

> >

 

> >

 

> >

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Mokshada Ekadasi

 

Mokshada Ekadasi is a very special Ekadasi in two regards; today was the

all auspicious day on which Lord Sri Krishna spoke the Srimad Bhagavad Gita to

Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, at the place now known as Jyotisha

tirtha.

Anyone who gifts a Bhagavad Gita away to a deserving person on this day is

bestowed profuse blessings by the Sri Krishna Bhagavan.

 

The Ancient History of Mokshada Ekadasi from Brahmanda Purana:

 

Yudhishthira Maharaj said, " O Vishnu, master of all, O delight of the

three worlds, O Lord of the entire Universe, O creator of the world, O oldest

personality, O best of all beings, I offer my most respectful obeisances unto

You.

 

" O Lord of lords, for the benefit of all living entities, kindly answer

some questions that I have. What is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during

the light fortnight of the month of Margashirsha (November-December) and

removes all sins?

How does one observe it properly, and which Deity is worshipped on that holiest

of days?

O my Lord please explain this to me in full. "

 

Lord Sri Krishna replied, " O dear Yudhishthira, your enquiry is very

auspicious in itself and will bring you fame.

Just as I previously explained to you about the dearest Utpannaa Maha-Dwadasi -

which occurs during the dark part of the month of Margashirsha, which is the

day when Ekadasi-devi appeared from My body to kill the demon Mura, and which

benefits everything animate and inanimate in the three worlds - so I shall now

relate to you regarding this Ekadasi that occurs during the light part of the

month of Margashirsha.

 

This Ekadasi is famous as Mokshadaa because it purifies the faithful devotee of

all sinful reactions and bestows liberation upon him. The worshipable

Deity of this all auspicious day is Lord Damodara. With full attention one

should worship Him with incense, a ghee lamp, fragrant flowers, and Tulsi

manjaris (buds).

 

" O best of saintly kings, please listen as I narrate to you the ancient

and auspicious history of this wonderful Ekadasi.

Simply by hearing this history one can attain the merit earned by performing a

horse sacrifice. By the influence of this merit, one's forefathers, mothers,

sons, and other relatives who have gone to hell can turn around and go to the

heavenly kingdom.

For this reason alone, O king, you should listen with rapt attention to this

narration.

 

" There once was a beautiful city named Champaka-nagar, which was decorated

with devoted Vaishnavas.

There the best of saintly kings Maharaj Vaikhaanasa, ruled over his subjects as

if they were his very own dear sons and daughters. The brahmins in that capital

city were all expert in four kinds of Vedik knowledge.

 

The king, while ruling properly, had a dream one night in which his father was

seen to be suffering the pangs of hellish torture in one of the hellish planets

ruled over by the Yamaraj.

The king was overwhelmed with compassion for his father and shed tears. The

next morning, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa described what he had seen in his dream to

his council of twice born learned brahmins.

 

" ' O brahmanas,' the king addressed them, 'in a dream last night I saw my

father suffering on a hellish planet.

He was crying out in anguish, " O son, please deliver me from this torment

of this hellish condition ! "

Now I have no peace in my mind, and even this beautiful kingdom has become

unbearable to me.

Not even my horses, elephants, and chariots and my vast wealth in my treasury

that formerly brought so much pleasure, gives me no pleasure at all.

 

" 'Everything, O best of the brahmins, even my own wife and sons, have

become a source of unhappiness since I beheld my father suffering the tortures

of that hellish condition so.

Where can I go, and what can I do, O brahmins, to alleviate this misery?

 

My body is burning with fear and sorrow ! Please tell me what kind of charity,

what mode of fasting, what austerity, or what deep meditation, and in service

upon which Deity I may have to perform to deliver my father from that agony and

bestow upon liberation upon my forefathers.

 

O best among the brahmins, what is the use of one's being a powerful son if

one's father must suffer on a hellish planet?

Truly, such a son's life is utterly useless, to him and to his forefathers.

 

" The twice born brahmins replied, 'O king, in the mountainous forest not

far from here is the ashram where a great saint Parvata Muni resides.

Please go to him, for he is tri-kala-jnani (he knows the past, the present, and

the future of everything) and can surely help you in your gaining relief from

your misery.'

 

" Upon hearing this advise, the distressed king immediately set out on a

journey to the ashram of the famous sage Parvata Muni. The ashram was indeed

very big and housed many learned sages expert in chanting the sacred hymns of

the four Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama, and Arthava).

Approaching the holy ashram, the king beheld Parvata Muni seated among the

assembly of sages adorned with hundreds of tilaks (from all the authorised

sampradayas) like another Brahmaa or Vyaas. " Maharaj Vaikhaanasa offered

his humble obeisances to the muni, bowing his head and then prostrating his

entire body before him.

 

After the king had seated himself among the assembly Parvata Muni asked him

about the welfare of the seven limbs of his extensive kingdom (his ministers,

his treasury, his military forces, his allies, the brahmins, the sacrificial

offerings performed, and the needs of his subjects).

The muni also asked him if his kingdom was free of troubles and whether

everyone was peaceful, happy and satisfied.

 

To these enquiries the king replied, 'By your mercy O glorious and great sage,

all seven limbs of my kingdom are doing very well. Yet there is a problem that

has recently arisen, and to solve it I have come to you, O brahmana for your

expert help and guidance'.

 

" Then Parvata Muni, the best of all sages, closed his eyes and meditated

on the king's past, present and future.

After a few moments he opened his eyes and said, 'Your father is suffering the

results of committing a great sin, and I have discovered what it is.

 

In his previous life he quarrelled with his wife and forcibly enjoyed her

sexually during her menstrual period.

She tried to protest and resist his advances and even yelled out, " Someone

please save me! Please, O husband, do not interrupt my monthly period in this

way! "

Still he did not stop or leave her alone. It is on account of this grievous sin

that your father now has fallen into such a hellish condition of suffering.'

 

" King Vaikhaanasa then said, 'O greatest among sages, by what process of

fasting or charity may I liberate my dear father from such a condition?

Please tell me how I can relieve and remove the burden of his sinful reactions,

which are a great obstacle to his progress toward ultimate release (salvation -

liberation - going back home).'

 

" Parvata Muni replied, 'During the light fortnight of the month of

Margashirsha there occurs an Ekadasi called Mokshadaa.

If you observe this sacred Ekadasi strictly, with a full fast, and give

directly to your suffering father the merit you thus attain/obtain, he will be

freed from his pain and instantly liberated'.

 

" Hearing this, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa profusely thanked the great sage and

then returned to his palace to perform his vrata (austere rite). O

Yudhishthira, when the light part of the month of Margashirsha at last arrived,

Maharaj Vaikhaanasa faithfully waited for the Ekadasi tithi to arrive.

He then perfectly and with full faith observed the Ekadasi fast with his wife,

children, and other relatives.

He dutifully gave the merit from this fast to his father, and as he made the

offering, beautiful flower petals showered down from the devas who peered out

from behind the clouds in the sky. The king's father was then praised by the

messengers of the demigods (devas) and escorted to the celestial region.

As he passed his son, as he traversed the lower to middle to higher planets,

the father said to the king, 'My dear son, all auspiciousness unto you!'

At last he reached the heavenly realm from where he can again with his newly

acquired merit perform devotional service to Krishna or Vishnu and in due

course return back to home back to Godhead.

 

" O son of Pandu, who so ever strictly observes the sacred Mokshadaa

Ekadasi, following the established rules and regulations, achieves full and

perfect liberation after death.

There is no better fasting day than this Ekadasi of the light fortnight of the

month of Margashirsha, O Yudhishthira, for it is a crystal-clear and sinless

day.

Whoever faithfully observes this Ekadasi fast, which is like chinta-mani (a gem

that yields all desires), obtains special merit that is very hard to calculate,

for this day can elevate one from hellish life to the heavenly planets, and for

one who observes Ekadasi for his own spiritual benefit, this elevates one to go

back to Godhead, never to return to this material world. "

 

Thus end the narration of the glories of Margashirsha-shukla Ekadasi or

Mokshada Ekadasi, from the Brahmanda Purana

 

HARESH(HARRY)NATHANI

VEDIC ASTROLOGER CELL

+91 9867214103Subscribe

on this link http://in.Chandra-AdityaAstroRemedies

For

Professional Paid Consultancy mail request for charges to

haresh1405/hareshgnathani or call +91

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respected shri harry-ji,so many thnaks to you for sharing this wonderful matter stating the significance of mokshada ekadashi, which I have just now read with full concentration and was lost into it for few minutes.....after coming out of the hang-over of the story, I hurriedly went to check wat is today's date & when is this ekadashi.....and to my great disappointemnt I found I have missed this year's mokshada ekadashi......

I request you and fellow members of this group, in the best interests of us all, in case, if any one of us knows the singnificance of any oncoming events, let us make it a practice to make the public aware before it comes, so that we shall practice it with full faith and devotion or else, it will be like a missed opportunity....

regards,nit....On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Haresh(Harry)Nathani <haresh1405 wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mokshada Ekadasi

 

Mokshada Ekadasi is a very special Ekadasi in two regards; today was the

all auspicious day on which Lord Sri Krishna spoke the Srimad Bhagavad Gita to

Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, at the place now known as Jyotisha

tirtha.

Anyone who gifts a Bhagavad Gita away to a deserving person on this day is

bestowed profuse blessings by the Sri Krishna Bhagavan.

 

The Ancient History of Mokshada Ekadasi from Brahmanda Purana:

 

Yudhishthira Maharaj said, " O Vishnu, master of all, O delight of the

three worlds, O Lord of the entire Universe, O creator of the world, O oldest

personality, O best of all beings, I offer my most respectful obeisances unto

You.

 

" O Lord of lords, for the benefit of all living entities, kindly answer

some questions that I have. What is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during

the light fortnight of the month of Margashirsha (November-December) and

removes all sins?

How does one observe it properly, and which Deity is worshipped on that holiest

of days?

O my Lord please explain this to me in full. "

 

Lord Sri Krishna replied, " O dear Yudhishthira, your enquiry is very

auspicious in itself and will bring you fame.

Just as I previously explained to you about the dearest Utpannaa Maha-Dwadasi -

which occurs during the dark part of the month of Margashirsha, which is the

day when Ekadasi-devi appeared from My body to kill the demon Mura, and which

benefits everything animate and inanimate in the three worlds - so I shall now

relate to you regarding this Ekadasi that occurs during the light part of the

month of Margashirsha.

 

This Ekadasi is famous as Mokshadaa because it purifies the faithful devotee of

all sinful reactions and bestows liberation upon him.  The worshipable

Deity of this all auspicious day is Lord Damodara. With full attention one

should worship Him with incense, a ghee lamp, fragrant flowers, and Tulsi

manjaris (buds).

 

" O best of saintly kings, please listen as I narrate to you the ancient

and auspicious history of this wonderful Ekadasi.

Simply by hearing this history one can attain the merit earned by performing a

horse sacrifice. By the influence of this merit, one's forefathers, mothers,

sons, and other relatives who have gone to hell can turn around and go to the

heavenly kingdom.

For this reason alone, O king, you should listen with rapt attention to this

narration.

 

" There once was a beautiful city named Champaka-nagar, which was decorated

with devoted Vaishnavas.

There the best of saintly kings Maharaj Vaikhaanasa, ruled over his subjects as

if they were his very own dear sons and daughters. The brahmins in that capital

city were all expert in four kinds of Vedik knowledge.

 

The king, while ruling properly, had a dream one night in which his father was

seen to be suffering the pangs of hellish torture in one of the hellish planets

ruled over by the Yamaraj.

The king was overwhelmed with compassion for his father and shed tears. The

next morning, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa described what he had seen in his dream to

his council of twice born learned brahmins.

 

" ' O brahmanas,' the king addressed them, 'in a dream last night I saw my

father suffering on a hellish planet.

He was crying out in anguish, " O son, please deliver me from this torment

of this hellish condition ! "

Now I have no peace in my mind, and even this beautiful kingdom has become

unbearable to me.

Not even my horses, elephants, and chariots and my vast wealth in my treasury

that formerly brought so much pleasure, gives me no pleasure at all.

 

" 'Everything, O best of the brahmins, even my own wife and sons, have

become a source of unhappiness since I beheld my father suffering the tortures

of that hellish condition so.

Where can I go, and what can I do, O brahmins, to alleviate this misery?

 

My body is burning with fear and sorrow ! Please tell me what kind of charity,

what mode of fasting, what austerity, or what deep meditation, and in service

upon which Deity I may have to perform to deliver my father from that agony and

bestow upon liberation upon my forefathers.

 

O best among the brahmins, what is the use of one's being a powerful son if

one's father must suffer on a hellish planet?

Truly, such a son's life is utterly useless, to him and to his forefathers.

 

" The twice born brahmins replied, 'O king, in the mountainous forest not

far from here is the ashram where a great saint Parvata Muni resides.

Please go to him, for he is tri-kala-jnani (he knows the past, the present, and

the future of everything) and can surely help you in your gaining relief from

your misery.'

 

" Upon hearing this advise, the distressed king immediately set out on a

journey to the ashram of the famous sage Parvata Muni. The ashram was indeed

very big and housed many learned sages expert in chanting the sacred hymns of

the four Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama, and Arthava).

Approaching the holy ashram, the king beheld Parvata Muni seated among the

assembly of sages adorned with hundreds of tilaks (from all the authorised

sampradayas) like another Brahmaa or Vyaas. " Maharaj Vaikhaanasa offered

his humble obeisances to the muni, bowing his head and then prostrating his

entire body before him.

 

After the king had seated himself among the assembly Parvata Muni asked him

about the welfare of the seven limbs of his extensive kingdom (his ministers,

his treasury, his military forces, his allies, the brahmins, the sacrificial

offerings performed, and the needs of his subjects).

The muni also asked him if his kingdom was free of troubles and whether

everyone was peaceful, happy and satisfied.

 

To these enquiries the king replied, 'By your mercy O glorious and great sage,

all seven limbs of my kingdom are doing very well. Yet there is a problem that

has recently arisen, and to solve it I have come to you, O brahmana for your

expert help and guidance'.

 

" Then Parvata Muni, the best of all sages, closed his eyes and meditated

on the king's past, present and future.

After a few moments he opened his eyes and said, 'Your father is suffering the

results of committing a great sin, and I have discovered what it is.

 

In his previous life he quarrelled with his wife and forcibly enjoyed her

sexually during her menstrual period.

She tried to protest and resist his advances and even yelled out, " Someone

please save me! Please, O husband, do not interrupt my monthly period in this

way! "

Still he did not stop or leave her alone. It is on account of this grievous sin

that your father now has fallen into such a hellish condition of suffering.'

 

" King Vaikhaanasa then said, 'O greatest among sages, by what process of

fasting or charity may I liberate my dear father from such a condition?

Please tell me how I can relieve and remove the burden of his sinful reactions,

which are a great obstacle to his progress toward ultimate release (salvation -

liberation - going back home).'

 

" Parvata Muni replied, 'During the light fortnight of the month of

Margashirsha there occurs an Ekadasi called Mokshadaa.

If you observe this sacred Ekadasi strictly, with a full fast, and give

directly to your suffering father the merit you thus attain/obtain, he will be

freed from his pain and instantly liberated'.

 

" Hearing this, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa profusely thanked the great sage and

then returned to his palace to perform his vrata (austere rite).  O

Yudhishthira, when the light part of the month of Margashirsha at last arrived,

Maharaj Vaikhaanasa faithfully waited for the Ekadasi tithi to arrive.

He then perfectly and with full faith observed the Ekadasi fast with his wife,

children, and other relatives.

He dutifully gave the merit from this fast to his father, and as he made the

offering, beautiful flower petals showered down from the devas who peered out

from behind the clouds in the sky. The king's father was then praised by the

messengers of the demigods (devas) and escorted to the celestial region.

As he passed his son, as he traversed the lower to middle to higher planets,

the father said to the king, 'My dear son, all auspiciousness unto you!'

At last he reached the heavenly realm from where he can again with his newly

acquired merit perform devotional service to Krishna or Vishnu and in due

course return back to home back to Godhead.

 

" O son of Pandu, who so ever strictly observes the sacred Mokshadaa

Ekadasi, following the established rules and regulations, achieves full and

perfect liberation after death.

There is no better fasting day than this Ekadasi of the light fortnight of the

month of Margashirsha, O Yudhishthira, for it is a crystal-clear and sinless

day.

Whoever faithfully observes this Ekadasi fast, which is like chinta-mani (a gem

that yields all desires), obtains special merit that is very hard to calculate,

for this day can elevate one from hellish life to the heavenly planets, and for

one who observes Ekadasi for his own spiritual benefit, this elevates one to go

back to Godhead, never to return to this material world. "

 

Thus end the narration of the glories of Margashirsha-shukla Ekadasi or

Mokshada Ekadasi, from the Brahmanda Purana

 

HARESH(HARRY)NATHANI

VEDIC ASTROLOGER  CELL

+91 9867214103Subscribe

on this link  http://in.Chandra-AdityaAstroRemedies

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Dear Nitin

If u hv missed the ekadashi

date, u need not worry as other ekadashi significance will be announced before

ekadashi starts

 

 

HARESH(HARRY)NATHANI VEDIC ASTROLOGER CELL +91 9867214103Subscribe on this link http://in.Chandra-AdityaAstroRemedies

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Consultancy mail request for charges to

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sohamsa [sohamsa ] On Behalf Of nitin

tamade

Sunday, November 29, 2009 9:27 PM

sohamsa

Re: Mokshada Ekadashi

 

 

 

 

 

 

respected shri harry-ji,

 

so many thnaks to you for sharing this wonderful matter stating the

significance of mokshada ekadashi, which I have just now read with full

concentration and was lost into it for few minutes.....after coming out of the

hang-over of the story, I hurriedly went to check wat is today's date &

when is this ekadashi.....and to my great disappointemnt I found I have missed

this year's mokshada ekadashi......

 

I request you and fellow members of this group, in the best interests of us

all, in case, if any one of us knows the singnificance of any oncoming events,

let us make it a practice to make the public aware before it comes, so that we

shall practice it with full faith and devotion or else, it will be like a

missed opportunity....

 

regards,

nit....

 

On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Haresh(Harry)Nathani <haresh1405 wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mokshada Ekadasi

 

Mokshada Ekadasi is a very special Ekadasi in two regards; today was the

all auspicious day on which Lord Sri Krishna spoke the Srimad Bhagavad Gita to

Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, at the place now known as Jyotisha

tirtha.

Anyone who gifts a Bhagavad Gita away to a deserving person on this day is

bestowed profuse blessings by the Sri Krishna Bhagavan.

 

The Ancient History of Mokshada Ekadasi from Brahmanda Purana:

 

Yudhishthira Maharaj said, " O Vishnu, master of all, O delight of the

three worlds, O Lord of the entire Universe, O creator of the world, O oldest

personality, O best of all beings, I offer my most respectful obeisances unto

You.

 

" O Lord of lords, for the benefit of all living entities, kindly answer

some questions that I have. What is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during

the light fortnight of the month of Margashirsha (November-December) and

removes all sins?

How does one observe it properly, and which Deity is worshipped on that holiest

of days?

O my Lord please explain this to me in full. "

 

Lord Sri Krishna replied, " O dear Yudhishthira, your enquiry is very auspicious

in itself and will bring you fame.

Just as I previously explained to you about the dearest Utpannaa Maha-Dwadasi -

which occurs during the dark part of the month of Margashirsha, which is the

day when Ekadasi-devi appeared from My body to kill the demon Mura, and which

benefits everything animate and inanimate in the three worlds - so I shall now

relate to you regarding this Ekadasi that occurs during the light part of the

month of Margashirsha.

 

This Ekadasi is famous as Mokshadaa because it purifies the faithful devotee of

all sinful reactions and bestows liberation upon him. The worshipable

Deity of this all auspicious day is Lord Damodara. With full attention one

should worship Him with incense, a ghee lamp, fragrant flowers, and Tulsi manjaris

(buds).

 

" O best of saintly kings, please listen as I narrate to you the ancient

and auspicious history of this wonderful Ekadasi.

Simply by hearing this history one can attain the merit earned by performing a

horse sacrifice. By the influence of this merit, one's forefathers, mothers,

sons, and other relatives who have gone to hell can turn around and go to the

heavenly kingdom.

For this reason alone, O king, you should listen with rapt attention to this

narration.

 

" There once was a beautiful city named Champaka-nagar, which was decorated

with devoted Vaishnavas.

There the best of saintly kings Maharaj Vaikhaanasa, ruled over his subjects as

if they were his very own dear sons and daughters. The brahmins in that capital

city were all expert in four kinds of Vedik knowledge.

 

The king, while ruling properly, had a dream one night in which his father was

seen to be suffering the pangs of hellish torture in one of the hellish planets

ruled over by the Yamaraj.

The king was overwhelmed with compassion for his father and shed tears. The

next morning, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa described what he had seen in his dream to

his council of twice born learned brahmins.

 

" ' O brahmanas,' the king addressed them, 'in a dream last night I saw my

father suffering on a hellish planet.

He was crying out in anguish, " O son, please deliver me from this torment

of this hellish condition ! "

Now I have no peace in my mind, and even this beautiful kingdom has become

unbearable to me.

Not even my horses, elephants, and chariots and my vast wealth in my treasury

that formerly brought so much pleasure, gives me no pleasure at all.

 

" 'Everything, O best of the brahmins, even my own wife and sons, have

become a source of unhappiness since I beheld my father suffering the tortures

of that hellish condition so.

Where can I go, and what can I do, O brahmins, to alleviate this misery?

 

My body is burning with fear and sorrow ! Please tell me what kind of charity,

what mode of fasting, what austerity, or what deep meditation, and in service

upon which Deity I may have to perform to deliver my father from that agony and

bestow upon liberation upon my forefathers.

 

O best among the brahmins, what is the use of one's being a powerful son if

one's father must suffer on a hellish planet?

Truly, such a son's life is utterly useless, to him and to his forefathers.

 

" The twice born brahmins replied, 'O king, in the mountainous forest not

far from here is the ashram where a great saint Parvata Muni resides.

Please go to him, for he is tri-kala-jnani (he knows the past, the present, and

the future of everything) and can surely help you in your gaining relief from

your misery.'

 

" Upon hearing this advise, the distressed king immediately set out on a

journey to the ashram of the famous sage Parvata Muni. The ashram was indeed

very big and housed many learned sages expert in chanting the sacred hymns of

the four Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama, and Arthava).

Approaching the holy ashram, the king beheld Parvata Muni seated among the

assembly of sages adorned with hundreds of tilaks (from all the authorised

sampradayas) like another Brahmaa or Vyaas. " Maharaj Vaikhaanasa offered

his humble obeisances to the muni, bowing his head and then prostrating his

entire body before him.

 

After the king had seated himself among the assembly Parvata Muni asked him

about the welfare of the seven limbs of his extensive kingdom (his ministers,

his treasury, his military forces, his allies, the brahmins, the sacrificial

offerings performed, and the needs of his subjects).

The muni also asked him if his kingdom was free of troubles and whether

everyone was peaceful, happy and satisfied.

 

To these enquiries the king replied, 'By your mercy O glorious and great sage,

all seven limbs of my kingdom are doing very well. Yet there is a problem that

has recently arisen, and to solve it I have come to you, O brahmana for your

expert help and guidance'.

 

" Then Parvata Muni, the best of all sages, closed his eyes and meditated

on the king's past, present and future.

After a few moments he opened his eyes and said, 'Your father is suffering the

results of committing a great sin, and I have discovered what it is.

 

In his previous life he quarrelled with his wife and forcibly enjoyed her

sexually during her menstrual period.

She tried to protest and resist his advances and even yelled out, " Someone

please save me! Please, O husband, do not interrupt my monthly period in this

way! "

Still he did not stop or leave her alone. It is on account of this grievous sin

that your father now has fallen into such a hellish condition of suffering.'

 

" King Vaikhaanasa then said, 'O greatest among sages, by what process of

fasting or charity may I liberate my dear father from such a condition?

Please tell me how I can relieve and remove the burden of his sinful reactions,

which are a great obstacle to his progress toward ultimate release (salvation -

liberation - going back home).'

 

" Parvata Muni replied, 'During the light fortnight of the month of

Margashirsha there occurs an Ekadasi called Mokshadaa.

If you observe this sacred Ekadasi strictly, with a full fast, and give

directly to your suffering father the merit you thus attain/obtain, he will be

freed from his pain and instantly liberated'.

 

" Hearing this, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa profusely thanked the great sage and

then returned to his palace to perform his vrata (austere rite). O

Yudhishthira, when the light part of the month of Margashirsha at last arrived,

Maharaj Vaikhaanasa faithfully waited for the Ekadasi tithi to arrive.

He then perfectly and with full faith observed the Ekadasi fast with his wife,

children, and other relatives.

He dutifully gave the merit from this fast to his father, and as he made the

offering, beautiful flower petals showered down from the devas who peered out

from behind the clouds in the sky. The king's father was then praised by the

messengers of the demigods (devas) and escorted to the celestial region.

As he passed his son, as he traversed the lower to middle to higher planets,

the father said to the king, 'My dear son, all auspiciousness unto you!'

At last he reached the heavenly realm from where he can again with his newly

acquired merit perform devotional service to Krishna or Vishnu and in due

course return back to home back to Godhead.

 

" O son of Pandu, who so ever strictly observes the sacred Mokshadaa

Ekadasi, following the established rules and regulations, achieves full and

perfect liberation after death.

There is no better fasting day than this Ekadasi of the light fortnight of the

month of Margashirsha, O Yudhishthira, for it is a crystal-clear and sinless

day.

Whoever faithfully observes this Ekadasi fast, which is like chinta-mani (a gem

that yields all desires), obtains special merit that is very hard to calculate,

for this day can elevate one from hellish life to the heavenly planets, and for

one who observes Ekadasi for his own spiritual benefit, this elevates one to go

back to Godhead, never to return to this material world. "

 

Thus end the narration of the glories of Margashirsha-shukla Ekadasi or

Mokshada Ekadasi, from the Brahmanda Purana

 

HARESH(HARRY)NATHANI

VEDIC

ASTROLOGER

CELL +91

9867214103Subscribe on this

link http://in.Chandra-AdityaAstroRemedies

For Professional Paid Consultancy mail

request for charges to

haresh1405/hareshgnathani or call +91 9867214103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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respected harry-jithank U very much.....On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Haresh(Harry)Nathani <haresh1405 wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Nitin

If u hv missed the ekadashi

date, u need not worry as other ekadashi significance will be announced before

ekadashi starts

 

 

HARESH(HARRY)NATHANI VEDIC ASTROLOGER  CELL +91 9867214103Subscribe on this link  http://in.Chandra-AdityaAstroRemedies

For Professional Paid

Consultancy  mail request for charges to

haresh1405/hareshgnathani or call +91 9867214103

 

 

 

 

 

sohamsa [sohamsa ] On Behalf Of nitin

tamade

Sunday, November 29, 2009 9:27 PM

sohamsa

Re: Mokshada Ekadashi

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

respected shri harry-ji,

 

so many thnaks to you for sharing this wonderful matter stating the

significance of mokshada ekadashi, which I have just now read with full

concentration and was lost into it for few minutes.....after coming out of the

hang-over of the story, I hurriedly went to check wat is today's date &

when is this ekadashi.....and to my great disappointemnt I found I have missed

this year's mokshada ekadashi......

 

I request you and fellow members of this group, in the best interests of us

all, in case, if any one of us knows the singnificance of any oncoming events,

let us make it a practice to make the public aware before it comes, so that we

shall practice it with full faith and devotion or else, it will be like a

missed opportunity....

 

regards,

nit....

 

On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 11:45 AM, Haresh(Harry)Nathani <haresh1405 wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mokshada Ekadasi

 

Mokshada Ekadasi is a very special Ekadasi in two regards; today was the

all auspicious day on which Lord Sri Krishna spoke the Srimad Bhagavad Gita to

Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, at the place now known as Jyotisha

tirtha.

Anyone who gifts a Bhagavad Gita away to a deserving person on this day is

bestowed profuse blessings by the Sri Krishna Bhagavan.

 

The Ancient History of Mokshada Ekadasi from Brahmanda Purana:

 

Yudhishthira Maharaj said, " O Vishnu, master of all, O delight of the

three worlds, O Lord of the entire Universe, O creator of the world, O oldest

personality, O best of all beings, I offer my most respectful obeisances unto

You.

 

" O Lord of lords, for the benefit of all living entities, kindly answer

some questions that I have. What is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during

the light fortnight of the month of Margashirsha (November-December) and

removes all sins?

How does one observe it properly, and which Deity is worshipped on that holiest

of days?

O my Lord please explain this to me in full. "

 

Lord Sri Krishna replied, " O dear Yudhishthira, your enquiry is very auspicious

in itself and will bring you fame.

Just as I previously explained to you about the dearest Utpannaa Maha-Dwadasi -

which occurs during the dark part of the month of Margashirsha, which is the

day when Ekadasi-devi appeared from My body to kill the demon Mura, and which

benefits everything animate and inanimate in the three worlds - so I shall now

relate to you regarding this Ekadasi that occurs during the light part of the

month of Margashirsha.

 

This Ekadasi is famous as Mokshadaa because it purifies the faithful devotee of

all sinful reactions and bestows liberation upon him.  The worshipable

Deity of this all auspicious day is Lord Damodara. With full attention one

should worship Him with incense, a ghee lamp, fragrant flowers, and Tulsi manjaris

(buds).

 

" O best of saintly kings, please listen as I narrate to you the ancient

and auspicious history of this wonderful Ekadasi.

Simply by hearing this history one can attain the merit earned by performing a

horse sacrifice. By the influence of this merit, one's forefathers, mothers,

sons, and other relatives who have gone to hell can turn around and go to the

heavenly kingdom.

For this reason alone, O king, you should listen with rapt attention to this

narration.

 

" There once was a beautiful city named Champaka-nagar, which was decorated

with devoted Vaishnavas.

There the best of saintly kings Maharaj Vaikhaanasa, ruled over his subjects as

if they were his very own dear sons and daughters. The brahmins in that capital

city were all expert in four kinds of Vedik knowledge.

 

The king, while ruling properly, had a dream one night in which his father was

seen to be suffering the pangs of hellish torture in one of the hellish planets

ruled over by the Yamaraj.

The king was overwhelmed with compassion for his father and shed tears. The

next morning, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa described what he had seen in his dream to

his council of twice born learned brahmins.

 

" ' O brahmanas,' the king addressed them, 'in a dream last night I saw my

father suffering on a hellish planet.

He was crying out in anguish, " O son, please deliver me from this torment

of this hellish condition ! "

Now I have no peace in my mind, and even this beautiful kingdom has become

unbearable to me.

Not even my horses, elephants, and chariots and my vast wealth in my treasury

that formerly brought so much pleasure, gives me no pleasure at all.

 

" 'Everything, O best of the brahmins, even my own wife and sons, have

become a source of unhappiness since I beheld my father suffering the tortures

of that hellish condition so.

Where can I go, and what can I do, O brahmins, to alleviate this misery?

 

My body is burning with fear and sorrow ! Please tell me what kind of charity,

what mode of fasting, what austerity, or what deep meditation, and in service

upon which Deity I may have to perform to deliver my father from that agony and

bestow upon liberation upon my forefathers.

 

O best among the brahmins, what is the use of one's being a powerful son if

one's father must suffer on a hellish planet?

Truly, such a son's life is utterly useless, to him and to his forefathers.

 

" The twice born brahmins replied, 'O king, in the mountainous forest not

far from here is the ashram where a great saint Parvata Muni resides.

Please go to him, for he is tri-kala-jnani (he knows the past, the present, and

the future of everything) and can surely help you in your gaining relief from

your misery.'

 

" Upon hearing this advise, the distressed king immediately set out on a

journey to the ashram of the famous sage Parvata Muni. The ashram was indeed

very big and housed many learned sages expert in chanting the sacred hymns of

the four Vedas (Rg, Yajur, Sama, and Arthava).

Approaching the holy ashram, the king beheld Parvata Muni seated among the

assembly of sages adorned with hundreds of tilaks (from all the authorised

sampradayas) like another Brahmaa or Vyaas. " Maharaj Vaikhaanasa offered

his humble obeisances to the muni, bowing his head and then prostrating his

entire body before him.

 

After the king had seated himself among the assembly Parvata Muni asked him

about the welfare of the seven limbs of his extensive kingdom (his ministers,

his treasury, his military forces, his allies, the brahmins, the sacrificial

offerings performed, and the needs of his subjects).

The muni also asked him if his kingdom was free of troubles and whether

everyone was peaceful, happy and satisfied.

 

To these enquiries the king replied, 'By your mercy O glorious and great sage,

all seven limbs of my kingdom are doing very well. Yet there is a problem that

has recently arisen, and to solve it I have come to you, O brahmana for your

expert help and guidance'.

 

" Then Parvata Muni, the best of all sages, closed his eyes and meditated

on the king's past, present and future.

After a few moments he opened his eyes and said, 'Your father is suffering the

results of committing a great sin, and I have discovered what it is.

 

In his previous life he quarrelled with his wife and forcibly enjoyed her

sexually during her menstrual period.

She tried to protest and resist his advances and even yelled out, " Someone

please save me! Please, O husband, do not interrupt my monthly period in this

way! "

Still he did not stop or leave her alone. It is on account of this grievous sin

that your father now has fallen into such a hellish condition of suffering.'

 

" King Vaikhaanasa then said, 'O greatest among sages, by what process of

fasting or charity may I liberate my dear father from such a condition?

Please tell me how I can relieve and remove the burden of his sinful reactions,

which are a great obstacle to his progress toward ultimate release (salvation -

liberation - going back home).'

 

" Parvata Muni replied, 'During the light fortnight of the month of

Margashirsha there occurs an Ekadasi called Mokshadaa.

If you observe this sacred Ekadasi strictly, with a full fast, and give

directly to your suffering father the merit you thus attain/obtain, he will be

freed from his pain and instantly liberated'.

 

" Hearing this, Maharaj Vaikhaanasa profusely thanked the great sage and

then returned to his palace to perform his vrata (austere rite).  O

Yudhishthira, when the light part of the month of Margashirsha at last arrived,

Maharaj Vaikhaanasa faithfully waited for the Ekadasi tithi to arrive.

He then perfectly and with full faith observed the Ekadasi fast with his wife,

children, and other relatives.

He dutifully gave the merit from this fast to his father, and as he made the

offering, beautiful flower petals showered down from the devas who peered out

from behind the clouds in the sky. The king's father was then praised by the

messengers of the demigods (devas) and escorted to the celestial region.

As he passed his son, as he traversed the lower to middle to higher planets,

the father said to the king, 'My dear son, all auspiciousness unto you!'

At last he reached the heavenly realm from where he can again with his newly

acquired merit perform devotional service to Krishna or Vishnu and in due

course return back to home back to Godhead.

 

" O son of Pandu, who so ever strictly observes the sacred Mokshadaa

Ekadasi, following the established rules and regulations, achieves full and

perfect liberation after death.

There is no better fasting day than this Ekadasi of the light fortnight of the

month of Margashirsha, O Yudhishthira, for it is a crystal-clear and sinless

day.

Whoever faithfully observes this Ekadasi fast, which is like chinta-mani (a gem

that yields all desires), obtains special merit that is very hard to calculate,

for this day can elevate one from hellish life to the heavenly planets, and for

one who observes Ekadasi for his own spiritual benefit, this elevates one to go

back to Godhead, never to return to this material world. "

 

Thus end the narration of the glories of Margashirsha-shukla Ekadasi or

Mokshada Ekadasi, from the Brahmanda Purana

 

HARESH(HARRY)NATHANI

VEDIC

ASTROLOGER 

CELL +91

9867214103Subscribe on this

link  http://in.Chandra-AdityaAstroRemedies

For Professional Paid Consultancy  mail

request for charges to

haresh1405/hareshgnathani or call +91 9867214103

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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