Ekadshi vrat - mahatv, niyam aur paran ka sahi samay

Hindu vraton mein ekadshi ka vishesh sthan hai. Yah vah vrat hai jo varsh mein sarvadhik bar ata hai aur jiska palan bharat ke lagbhag har kshetra mein kiya jata hai.

Ekadshi pratyek paksh ki gyarahvin tithi hai. Is prakar ek mas mein do ekadshi aur ek varsh mein chaubis ekadshi ati hain. Adhik mas vale varsh mein yah sankhya chhabbis ho jati hai.

Shastriy adhar

Padm puran mein ekadshi ki utpatti ki katha milti hai. Mur namak daitya se yuddh ke samay bhagwan Vishnu ki yognidra se ek divya kanya prakat hui jisne us daitya ka vadh kiya.

Bhagwan Vishnu ne prasann hokar use ekadshi nam diya aur vardan diya ki jo is tithi ko vrat rakhega uske pap nasht honge aur use unka sannidhya prapt hoga.

Chaval varjit hone ka karan

Yah prashn bahut puchha jata hai. Puranon ke anusar maharshi medha ne apna sharir tyagkar prithvi mein samahit ho ge aur unke ansh se chaval tatha jau ki utpatti hui. Yah ghatna ekadshi ke din ghati mani jati hai.

Isilie is din chaval ko unke sharir ka pratik mankar uska sevan varjit kiya gaya hai.

Ek vyavharik vyakhya yah bhi di jati hai ki chaval jal tatv pradhan hai aur sharir mein jal ki matra badhata hai, jo Chandrama ke prabhav ko badhakar man ko chanchal karta hai. Vrat ka uddeshya man ki sthirta hai, islie chaval tala jata hai.

Vrat ke prakar

Nirjal vrat mein jal bhi grahan nahin kiya jata. Yah sabse kathin rup hai aur mukhyatah nirjala ekadshi par kiya jata hai.

Phalahar vrat mein phal, dudh aur jal liya jata hai. Yah sabse prachlit rup hai.

Ek bhukt vrat mein din mein ek bar satvik bhojan liya jata hai, jismein ann varjit rahta hai.

Pramukh ekadshiyan

Nirjala ekadshi jyeshth shukl paksh mein ati hai aur sabse kathin mani jati hai. Kaha jata hai ki keval isi ek vrat se varsh bhar ki sabhi ekadshiyon ka phal mil jata hai.

Devshayni ekadshi ashadh shukl paksh mein ati hai. Isi din se chaturmas arambh hota hai aur vivah tatha shubh karya char mas ke lie ruk jate hain.

Devauthni ya prabodhini ekadshi kartik shukl paksh mein ati hai. Isi din se shubh karya punah arambh hote hain aur tulsi vivah kiya jata hai.

Mokshada, vaikunth aur papmochni ekadshi bhi vishesh mahatv rakhti hain.

Vrat ki vidhi

Dashmi ki sandhya se hi taiyari arambh ho jati hai. Is din satvik bhojan lein aur ratri mein halka ahar karein.

Ekadshi ke din pratah snan karke vrat ka sankalp lein.

Bhagwan Vishnu ki puja karein, tulsi dal arpit karein aur Vishnu sahasranam ya ॐ namo bhagavte vasudevay mantra ka jap karein.

Din bhar satvik bhav banae rakhein, jhuth aur krodh se bachein, aur yathasambhav bhajan kirtan mein samay lagaen.

Ratri jagran ki parampra hai, visheshkar badi ekadshiyon par.

Paran ka mahatv

Vrat jitna mahatvapurn hai, paran utna hi mahatvapurn hai. Shastron mein kaha gaya hai ki galat samay par paran karne se vrat ka phal kshin ho jata hai.

Paran dvadshi tithi mein suryoday ke bad kiya jata hai aur dvadshi samapt hone se pahle kar lena chahie.

Ek vishesh niyam yah hai ki hari vasar mein paran nahin karna chahie. Hari vasar dvadshi tithi ka pratham chauthai bhag hota hai.

Paran ke samay sarvapratham tulsi jal lekar phir satvik bhojan grahan karna chahie.

Kuchh avashyak batein

Tulsi ka patta ekadshi ke din todna varjit hai. Ise ek din pahle todkar rakh liya jata hai.

Vrat ke din dusron ki ninda, krodh aur asatya bhashan se bachna chahie. Shastron mein kaha gaya hai ki inse vrat ka phal nasht ho jata hai.

Balak, vriddh, rogi aur garbhavti stri ko kathor upvas ki badhyata nahin hai. Ve phalahar ke sath bhi vrat ka bhav rakh sakte hain.

Paran samay ki ganana

Ek vyavharik bat yah hai ki paran ka samay sthan ke anusar badalta hai, kyonki suryoday aur tithi samapti donon sthan sapeksh hain.

Videsh mein rahne vale parivaron ko apne nagar ke anusar ganana karvani chahie. Bhartiy panchang ka paran samay vahan lagu nahin hoga.