Apara Ekadasi

 

Apara Ekadasi, which occurs during the waning moon in the month of May/June, are described in the Brahmanda Purana in the conversation between Lord Krsna and Mahārāja Yudhisthira.

Once Mahārāja Yudhisthira asked of Lord Krsna, "O Lord Krsna, O Janārdana, what is the name of the Ekadasi that occurs during the waning moon in the month of May/June and what are its glories? Please describe all this to Me."

Lord Krsna replied, "O Mahārāja Yudhisthira, you have asked Me an intelligent question that is actually beneficial for everyone. The name of this Ekādasi is Apara. O King! This Ekadasi awards a tremendous amount of piety to those who observe it and destroys all their sinful reactions. By observing this Aparā Ekādasi many grave sinful activities are destroyed such as killing a brahmana, killing a cow, killing an embryo through abortion, criticizing others, illicit sex life, speaking lies, giving false witness, bragging to others, reciting or teaching the Vedas for the sake of money, and concocting one's own scripture. A cheater, a pseudo astrologer, and a cheating physician are also as sinful as those who give false witness. All these sinful activities are totally eradicated by observ ing this Apară Ekādasī. Any ksatriya who gives up his profession and runs away from the battlefield certainly falls down from his occupational duties and goes to hell. If such a person observes this Ekadasi with faith he also attains the heavenly planet.

Lord Krsna continued, "O King! A disciple who after receiv ing knowledge from his spiritual master engages in blaspheming his spiritual master certainly accumulates great sins. Such a con demned sinful person can be relieved from his sinful reactions by following the Apara Ekadasi and can attain the supreme destina tion. O King of Kings! The result one obtains by taking bath three times at Pushkar in the month of Kartika, the piety one accumu lates by taking bath at Prayaga in the month of January when the sun enters Capricorn, the results one obtains by observing the vow of Sivaratri at Käsi and by offering oblations at the lotus feet of Vişnu at Gaya, and the auspicious results one obtains by taking bath in the river Gautami when the planet Jupiter enters Leo, by visiting Kedarnatha during Kumbha-mela, by visiting and worship ing Badrinatha, by taking bath at Kuruksetra during a solar eclipse, and by giving elephants, horses, cows, gold and land in charity are all obtained easily by observing the vow of Aparā Ekādasī. It is like the sharp axe for cutting down the tree of sinful activities and like a blazing forest fire for burning the fuel of sinfu! activities to ashes. It is like the brilliant sun for dissipating the darkness born of sinful activities and like the lion to a deer in the forest of sinful activities. O King! By observing this Aparā Ekādasī and worshiping Lord Vişnu in His form as Trivikram, a person attains the all-auspicious abode of Lord Vişnu. Anyone who hears or reads the glories of this Ekādasi, that I have described to you for the benefit of everyone, is relieved of all his sinful reactions."

Hare Krishna 🙏

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