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Ekadashi Jagran 1.2
To mark the 60th celebrations of Shree KutchSatsangSwaminarayanTemple Nairobi, the Temple is pleased to offerthis appin anattempt to allow devotees to easily take part inEkadashiJagaranand to practice the Kirtans while on the move, athome or attheTemple. Kirtan Bhakti performed on any day isinvaluable butthemerits of such actions on Ekadashi areimmeasurable. Features-Offline reading, allowing it to work withoutaninternetconnection. - In Gujarati and Transliterated EnglishLipi,makingit accessible to majority of users. - Ekadashi Patra(Letter)bySwami Shree Aksharjivan Dasji - Change Text Colourtosuitenvironment and preference - Change Font Size for easeofreading -Feature to alert us of corrections, if you findanymistakes,please do let us know using the built in feature. WhatisEkadashi?Ekadashi follows the Hindu calendar on the movement ofthemoon. amonth has 30 days and are divided into two periodsof15days. Firstperiod of the month is called Sud (Sukla pax).Duringthis period,the Moon's size is increasing. The second periodof themonth iscalled Vad ( Krishan pax). During this period, themoon'ssize isdecreasing. Ekadashi occurs on the 11th day of eachperiod(twice amonth). Ekadashi mean 11 (Ek meaning 1 and dashmeaning10therefore 11). It is tradition in Hindu religion toobserve fastonthis day and is considered a holy day. Story ofEkadashiEkadashiis a Vrat (austerity) which started many years ago.OnceLordNarayan was resting and a demon call Mundanav challengedtheLordfor a fight. Mundanav had a boon (wish) that he couldnotbedefeated by a man. So Lord Narayan produced a damselfromelevenspiritual parts of his body. Mundanav was so attractedtothisdamsel that he asked her to marry her. The damsel agreedwithacondition that he had to fight her and destroy her andonlythenwill she marry him. Mundanav was blinded by passion anddidnoteven think twice and agreed to fight with her. Duringthefight,Mundanav was killed by the damsel. Lord Narayan waspleasedwiththe damsel and granted her a boon. The damsel askedLordNarayanthat ‘as I evolved from your Ekadash Indriyas(elevenspiritualparts of the body) I shall be known as Ekadashi. Iamfilled withTaap (penance) so I desire that people shouldobserveEkadashiVrata on this day and control their Ekadash Indriyasonthis day.Lord Narayan agreed and ever since all HindusperformEkadashi Vratby fasting or eating farrari foods. A number ofpeopledo NirjalaEkadashi Vrat on this day by not taking any foodordrink.Swaminarayan Bhagwan explains in the Vachnamrut thatatrueEkadashi Vrat is when one withdraws the ten indriyasandtheeleventh, the mind, from their worldly activities andfocusesthemon God and devotional activities. The Indriyas thatshouldbecontrolled during Ekadashi: 5 Sense organs Eyes EarsNoseSkinTongue 5 Motor organs Hands Feet MouthReproductiveOrgansExcretory OrgansTheMind_____________________________________________ SWAMINARAYANSSMB
