aashaadh shukl ekaadashee ko devashayanee ekaadashee kaha jaata hai. is din se bhagavaan shreehari vishnu ksheerasaagar mein shayan karate hain. is saal yah parv 15 julaee yaani aaj hai. isee din se chaaturmaas ka aarambh maana jaata hai. kaheen-kaheen is tithi ko “padmanaabha” bhee kahate hain. puraanon ka aisa bhee mat hai ki bhagavaan vishnu is din se chaar maasaparyant (chaaturmaas) paataal mein raaja bali ke dvaar par nivaas karake kaartik shukl ekaadashee ko lautate hain. isee prayojan se is din ko “devashayanee”tatha kaartik shukl ekaadashee ko “prabodhinee” ekaadashee kahate hain.
pauraanik vrat katha
sooryavansh mein maandhaata naam ka ek chakravartee raaja hua, jo satyavaadee aur mahaan prataapee tha. vah apanee praja ka putr kee bhaanti paalan kiya karata tha. usakee saaree praja dhanadhaany se bharapoor aur sukhee thee. usake raajy mein kabhee akaal nahin padata tha. ek samay us raaja ke raajy mein teen varsh tak varsha nahin huee aur akaal pad gaya. praja ann kee kamee ke kaaran atyant dukhee ho gaee. ann ke na hone se raajy mein yagyaadi bhee band ho gae. ek din praja raaja ke paas jaakar kahane lagee ki he raaja! saaree praja traahi-traahi pukaar rahee hai, kyonki samast vishv kee srshti ka kaaran varsha hai. varsha ke abhaav se akaal pad gaya hai aur akaal se praja mar rahee hai. isalie he raajan! koee aisa upaay batao jisase praja ka kasht door ho. raaja maandhaata kahane lage ki aap log theek kah rahe hain, varsha se hee ann utpann hota hai aur aap log varsha na hone se atyant dukhee ho gae hain. main aap logon ke dukhon ko samajhata hoon. aisa kahakar raaja kuchh sena saath lekar van kee taraph chal diya. vah anek rshiyon ke aashram mein bhraman karata hua ant mein brahmaajee ke putr angira rshi ke aashram mein pahuncha. vahaan raaja ne ghode se utarakar angira rshi ko pranaam kiya. muni ne raaja ko aasheervaad dekar kushalakshem ke pashchaat unase aashram mein aane ka kaaran poochha. raaja ne haath jodakar vineet bhaav se kaha ki he bhagavan! sab prakaar se dharm paalan karane par bhee mere raajy mein akaal pad gaya hai. isase praja atyant dukhee hai. raaja ke paapon ke prabhaav se hee praja ko kasht hota hai, aisa shaastron mein kaha hai. jab main dharmaanusaar raajy karata hoon to mere raajy mein akaal kaise pad gaya? isake kaaran ka pata mujhako abhee tak nahin chal saka.
ab main aapake paas isee sandeh ko nivrtt karaane ke lie aaya hoon. krpa karake mere is sandeh ko door keejie. saath hee praja ke kasht ko door karane ka koee upaay bataie. itanee baat sunakar rshi kahane lage ki he raajan! yah satayug sab yugon mein uttam hai. isamen dharm ko chaaron charan sammilit hain arthaat is yug mein dharm kee sabase adhik unnati hai. log brahm kee upaasana karate hain aur keval braahmanon ko hee ved padhane ka adhikaar hai. braahman hee tapasya karane ka adhikaar rakh sakate hain, parantu aapake raajy mein ek shoodr tapasya kar raha hai. isee dosh ke kaaran aapake raajy mein varsha nahin ho rahee hai. isalie yadi aap praja ka bhala chaahate ho to us shoodr ka vadh kar do. is par raaja kahane laga ki mahaaraaj main us niraparaadh tapasya karane vaale shoodr ko kis tarah maar sakata hoon. aap is dosh se chhootane ka koee doosara upaay bataie. tab rshi kahane lage ki he raajan! yadi tum any upaay jaanana chaahate ho to suno.
aashaadh maas ke shukl paksh kee padma naam kee ekaadashee ka vidhipoorvak vrat karo. vrat ke prabhaav se tumhaare raajy mein varsha hogee aur praja sukh praapt karegee kyonki is ekaadashee ka vrat sab siddhiyon ko dene vaala hai aur samast upadravon ko naash karane vaala hai. is ekaadashee ka vrat tum praja, sevak tatha mantriyon sahit karo.
muni ke is vachan ko sunakar raaja apane nagar ko vaapas aaya aur usane vidhipoorvak padma ekaadashee ka vrat kiya. us vrat ke prabhaav se varsha huee aur praja ko sukh pahuncha. at: is maas kee ekaadashee ka vrat sab manushyon ko karana chaahie. yah vrat is lok mein bhog aur paralok mein mukti ko dene vaala hai. is katha ko padhane aur sunane se manushy ke samast paap naash ko praapt ho jaate hain.
aise karen poojan
* ekaadashee ko praatahkaal uthen.
* isake baad ghar kee saaph-saphaee tatha nity karm se nivrtt ho jaen.
* snaan kar pavitr jal ka ghar mein chhidakaav karen.
* ghar ke poojan sthal athava kisee bhee pavitr sthal par prabhu shree hari vishnu kee sone, chaandee, taambe athava peetal kee moorti kee sthaapana karen.
* isake baad bhagavaan vishnu ko peetaambar aadi se vibhooshit karen.
* tatpashchaat vrat katha sunanee chaahie.
* isake baad aaratee kar prasaad vitaran karen.
* ant mein saphed chaadar se dhanke gadde-takie vaale palang par shreehari vishnu ko shayan karaana chaahie.