Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
- Putrada Ekadashi, also known as Pavitropana Ekadashi and Pavitra Ekadashi, falls on the 11th lunar day (Ekadashi) of the fortnight of the waxing moon in the Hindu month of Shravana (July-August).
- All the normal rules associated with Ekadasi fasting are observed during Putrada.
- The popular belief is that by observing Putrada Ekadasi Vrat one will be able to get a son.
- As per Bhavishya Purana, this vrat is mentioned by Lord Sri Krishna to Yudhishtira.
- It is also considered highly auspicious to feed poor children and old people on this day.
- Also a person who observes this Vrata achieves moksha after his death.
- Devotees observe fast on this day and visit Lord Vishnu Temples
- Some devotees even Stay awake during the whole night.
Story :
Legend has it that King Mahijit was extremely successful and victorious. However, what bothered him was the absence of children which became a constant worry since he would not have anyone to perform his last rituals and honor the forefathers. He performed several charities, and good deeds and also observed countless homas, yagnas, and yagas (sacrifices) but in vain. Thus, he set out in search of Sage Lomasa to seek help and advice. Born from the hair of Lord Brahma, Sage Lomasa could vision the past, present, and future. The kind retold his entire story.
On hearing the story, the sage began meditating and realized that the king was a vysya (merchant) in his previous birth who traveled selling goods. On one journey, the king was very thirsty and reached a lake searching for water. There, he saw a thirsty cow and a newborn calf drinking water. He then drove away the cow and his calf to drink water himself. Therefore, he had committed the sin of obstructing the cow from drinking water. It was due to this reason that he was still childless at his present birth. The sage advised the king to observe the Pavitra Ekadashi vrat to erase the sin committed.
The king and his wife observed this fast and got a handsome and healthy son in due time.
On hearing the story, the sage began meditating and realized that the king was a vysya (merchant) in his previous birth who traveled selling goods. On one journey, the king was very thirsty and reached a lake searching for water. There, he saw a thirsty cow and a newborn calf drinking water. He then drove away the cow and his calf to drink water himself. Therefore, he had committed the sin of obstructing the cow from drinking water. It was due to this reason that he was still childless at his present birth. The sage advised the king to observe the Pavitra Ekadashi vrat to erase the sin committed.
The king and his wife observed this fast and got a handsome and healthy son in due time.
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2024 Date: August 16.
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