Devshayani Ekadashi 2026: Every year, the fast of Devshayani Ekadashi is observed on the Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha of Ashadh month. This year its fast will be observed on 25th July. The day of Devshayani Ekadashi is considered to be the beginning of the four month Chaturmas. Devshayani Ekadashi is the day when Lord Vishnu goes into Yoga Nidra for four months and rests in the underworld. This is the reason why the time of Chaturmas is considered to be the sleeping period of the gods.
During Chaturmas, all auspicious and auspicious works including marriage are stopped, because auspicious works do not yield auspicious results during this period. The importance of this fast and worship of God does not diminish due to Lord Vishnu going into Yoga Nidra on the day of Devshayani Ekadashi and the beginning of Chaturmas. Even on the day of Devshayani Ekadashi, Lord Vishnu is worshiped and fasted with rituals. The importance of this fast has been described in many Puranas including Padma Purana. Let us know. Also let us know the story of Chaturmas.
Importance of Devvashayani Ekadashi
According to Padma Purana, fasting and worshiping Lord Vishnu on the day of Devavashayani Ekadashi brings happiness in life and destroys all sins. By observing fast and worshiping on this day, one gets a lot of virtue. Also the soul of death attains salvation. It is said in this Purana that O Lord of the world, when you sleep, it seems as if the whole world is sleeping and only when you wake up, the world also wakes up.
story of chaturmas
The sacred story of Chaturmas is related to the sacrifice of demon king. Once King Bali took control over the entire world through sacrifice. He started ruling all the three worlds. Devraj Indra was worried about this. Then all the gods including Indra reached Lord Vishnu for protection. Then Shri Hari took Vaman incarnation and came to ask for donation from King Bali. Lord Vaman asked for three steps of land as donation, but he measured the entire sky and earth in just two steps. Then King Bali asked him to place the third foot on his head.
In this way Lord Vaman freed the three worlds from King Bali and returned to his true form. Lord Vishnu was very pleased with King Bali’s generosity and asked him to ask for a boon. Bali asked the Lord to come and reside with him in the underworld. Lord Vishnu fulfilled the wish of his devotee Bali and went to hell. Here, due to Lord’s absence in Vaikuntha, Goddess Lakshmi became worried. Goddess Lakshmi thought of a plan to free Lord Vishnu from the underworld.
She went to King Bali disguised as a poor woman. The mother tied Rakhi to King Bali considering her as her brother and in return asked for a promise to free Lord Vishnu from the underworld. King Bali gave his promise, but God did not want to disappoint his devotee, so he gave a boon to Bali that he would rest in the underworld for four months every year on the Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha of Ashadh month and would return to Vaikuntha on the Ekadashi of Kartik Shukla. This is the reason why God remains in Yoga Nidra for four months.
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