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Vaikunta Ekadasi 2022: Significance, fasting rules, parana timings
Vaikunta Ekadasi 2022: Significance, fasting rules
New Delhi, Jan 06: Vaikunta Ekadasi is an auspicious day for Hindus and especially for Vaishnavites, the devotees of Lord Vishnu. This year, it falls on Thursday, January 13.
As per the Hindu Calendar, this auspicious day occurs in the month of Margashirsha (between December and January). It is believed that doors or the gate of Vaikunta is opened on this day. Hence, the temple of Lord Venkateswara turns into a spiritual paradise on this day as devotees queue up to offer prayers.
Tithi
and
Parana
Timings
Ekadasi
tithi
begins
at
04:49
PM
on
January
12
and
it
ends
at
07:32
pm
on
January
13
as
per
Drikpanchang.
For
those
devotees
who
fast
on
Vaikunta
ekadasi,
the
parana
time
(breaking
the
fast)
is
06:37
am
to
08:54
am
on
January
14.
Fasting
Rules
Fasting
is
an
important
aspect
of
Vaikunta
Ekadasi.
Devotees
fast
the
whole
day
and
keep
vigil.
Eating
rice
or
consuming
anything
made
of
rice
is
prohibited.
In
addition
to
it,
onion,
garlic
and
non-vegetarian
foods
are
strictly
prohibited
in
Hindu
households.
Significance
of
Vaikunta
Ekadasi
The
significance
of
Vaikuntha
Ekadasi
mentioned
in
the
Padma
Purana,
the
Gods,
unable
to
bear
the
tyranny
of
'Muran' a
demon,
approached
Lord
Shiva,
who
directed
them
to
Vishnu.
And
a
battle
ensued
between
Vishnu
and
the
demon
Muran.
Once, in order to take a rest and create a new weapon to slay Muran, Vishnu retired to a cave for the goddess named Haimavati.
Here the demon tried to kill Vishnu in his sleep, but the female power that emerged from Vishnu burned the demon Muran to ashes. Vishnu names her as Ekadasi and gives her the boon that those who worship Ekadasi on the day of her victory over Muran would reach 'Vaikunta', the heavenly abode of Lord Vishnu.
Since the day is observed with fasting, one who fasts on this day would attain Vaikunta. On this day, the Vaikunta Dwaram or the gates of Vaikunta are believed to be kept open. This happened on the eleventh day of a lunar month.
