Rama Ekadashi Parana 2022

Rama Ekadashi falls during the waning phase (Krishna Paksha) of the moon in the month of Karthik of the Hindu Lunar Calendar. On this day, Lord Vishnu is worshiped and reading Bhagwad Gita is considered to be auspicious. Hindus keep a vrat on this day. The signifiance of Rama Ekadashi was narrated by Lord Krishna himself and is recorded in the Brahma Vaivarta Purana.

Significance of Rama Ekadashi

According to Brahma Vaivarta Purana, there was a king named Muchukunda. He was the ruler of a prosperous kingdom and counted Lord Indra, Lord Varuna and Lord Kuber among his friends. He was a great devotee of Lord Vishnu and was blessed with a baby girl who was named Chandrabhaga. She was later married to Prince Shobhana who was the son of King Chandrasen.

Chandrabhaga regularly took vrat on Ekadashi, so she followed the tradition at her parent-in- law’s house too. She asked her husband to keep the Ekadashi fast along with her. Shobhana used to feel physically weak so he refused to keep the fast, which made Chandrabhaga upset. He realized her sadness so he kept the vrat, but soon started suffering from hunger and thirst. The prince could not survive the vrat and died before the morning.

By the virtue of Rama Ekadashi, Shobhana received a huge but invisible kingdom. Once, a Brahmana of his wife’s kingdom went out to travel. When he came across the kingdom on his way, Shobhana told him, that by the grace of Rama Ekadashi, he had received that beautiful kingdom. He asked the Brahmana to tell his wife, Chandrabhaga, about his kingdom. The Brahmana returned fro his travel and informed Chandrabhaga about the whole event. Chandrabhaga who observed the Ekadashi fast since her childhood, converted his kingdom into reality by the virtue of her karma. The couple then lived happily ever after.

Rama Ekadashi Vrat Benefits

The Ekadashi of Krishna Paksha in Kartika masa is called Rama Ekadashi. By observing the Rama Ekadash Vrat, it is belived that all sins of a person are removed. A person attains results equivalent to that of Vajepaye Yagya. If a person is suffering from obstacles in his life, he must worship Lord Vishnu.

All the devotees who observe the Rama Ekadashi fast should avoid consuming food made from grains and rice (other rules are the same as those followed for Ekadashi fast). Moreover, offering Tulsi leaves to Lord Vishnu on this day washes all the past sins of a person’s life. Lord Vishnu also gets pleased with pearls, precious stones etc.