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News Topical, Digital Desk : Mohini Ekadashi fast is on Thursday, May 8, which is anyway a day to worship Lord Vishnu. Fasting on Mohini Ekadashi gives the virtue of donating a thousand cows. Let us know on this occasion why one should fast on Ekadashi and what is its method.
According to scriptures and Puranas, Ekadashi is called Hari day. This day is naturally full of energy. Even if you do not eat food on this day, the feeling of hunger is less. This is why the mind and body get the energy to do spiritual work on the date of Ekadashi.
By observing Ekadashi fast, all the sins committed by a man are destroyed and he attains salvation after death. During the Mahabharata period, apart from the Pandavas, Grandfather Bhishma also observed this fast. It is said that due to the effect of this fast, he himself chose the time of his death.
Ekadashi fast is not only good from spiritual point of view but also from worldly point of view. Happiness and prosperity comes in the life of a person who observes this fast. While enjoying worldly pleasures, he also liberates his ancestors and in the end he himself goes to Vaikuntha Dham.
Rules of Ekadashi fasting
The importance of Ekadashi fast has been mentioned in Skanda Purana. The rules of observing Ekadashi fast are strict. The person observing the fast has to observe the fast from sunset on the first day of Ekadashi i.e. Dashami Tithi till sunrise on the next day of Ekadashi.
What to do on Ekadashi fasting day
- Ekadashi fasting should be started at the time of sunset on Dashami Tithi.
- On the day of Ekadashi, wake up in the Brahma Muhurta. After completing your daily chores, worship Lord Vishnu.
- On the day of Dashami Tithi, one should eat food without salt.
- On the day of the fast, chant Vishnu ji's mantras in your mind; do not talk much.
- During the fast, one can consume fresh fruits, dry fruits, sugar, buckwheat flour, coconut, olives, milk, ginger, black pepper, rock salt, potatoes, sago, sweet potatoes etc.
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