Padmini Ekadashi

June 8, 2015, In: Mythological, Puja, Traditions
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It was the day of Padmini Ekadashi. Maya, with other women in the neighbourhood, had just come back from the temple after offering their homage to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. All of them were observing fast for the day. It was time to listen to the story of Padmini Ekadashi, so all of them gathered in the living room of Maya’s home. Maya’s friend Sheela had got the book. She surfed through the pages and found the page of Padmini Ekadasi. Maya passed few rice grains to all the women which they held in one hand. When all were set, Sheela began reading the story –

“Once upon a time, there was a King by the name – Karatvirya, who was a ruler of a kingdom during Tretayuga. He must have married at least 1000 women in order to fulfil his desire of having a son who would rule his dynasty. However, his several efforts of thousands of years and austerities failed. Disheartened, he decided to offer penance and embarked to the forest. His wife Padmini accompanied along. In the forests, King Kartavirya did penance for ten thousand years but in vain. Padmini then met Anasuya who was a maha pativratha. She shared her agony with Anasuya to which the latter exclaimed that it was because of their past life sins that they are not able to have children. She advised her to do a vrat of Ekadashi and explained the process –

The day falls in the waxing moon phase (Shukla Paksha) of the Adhik Maas (extra month) marked in the Hindu calendar. The vrat starts on the night of Dashmi, a day before Ekadshi. On Dashmi, have only your morning meal. After that observe fast for the remaining day of Dashmi and the entire day and night of Ekadashi. On the day of Ekadashi, begin with cleaning your teeth with datun and rinsing your mouth 12 times. Bathe with mud, til, kush and water. When you apply mud, say the prayer – “O! mud, make me pure like yourself, by which I shall become capable to worship God.“ On the night of Ekadashi, do jagran (be awake entire night). Pray to Lord Vishnu while observing Jagran. On Dwadashi, break your fast before the Dwadashi timing goes off. Best to eat in the 1st quarter of Dwadashi. You must feed a Brahmin before you eat on Dwadashi.

As advised, both, King Kartavirya and his wife Padmini observed fast on Ekadashi. Pleased, Lord Vishnu appeared before the couple and blessed them with a boon. King Kartavirya asked for an invincible son who would be killed only by Lord Vishnu. The wish was granted and the couple was blessed with a healthy and powerful son who was named Kartaviryarjuna. He was so powerful that even Ravana was once defeated and imprisoned by him.”

As Sheela concluded the story, women passed on the rice grains to one, which were then fed to birds. This is the legendary tale behind Padmini Ekadashi read by all who observe this vrat.  It is believed that the power of Ekadashi Vrat observed by Padmini brought such powers to Kartaviryarjuna. From that day onwards, the day became popular as Padmini Ekadashi. It is also believed that one who observes Padmini Ekadashi vrat is rid of all the past life sins.

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  1. Well and informative blog on Padmini Ekadashi.

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