Story of Aja Ekadashi fast
Aja ekadashi vrat katha 2025: Today i.e. on 19 August 2025, Aja Ekadashi is being celebrated, which is the first Ekadashi of Bhado month. This Ekadashi is also called Bhadrapada Krishna Ekadashi. On this day, there is a law to worship Goddess Lakshmi with Lord Vishnu. Aja Ekadashi is considered to be the best for destroying all sins and providing virtue. It is a religious belief that a person who observes the fast of Aja Ekadashi, must listen or read this fast story. It is said that without reciting this fast story, the fast of Aja Ekadashi remains incomplete. In such a situation, let’s read Aja Ekadashi fast story.
Importance of Aja Ekadashi
According to the scriptures, the fast of Aja Ekadashi is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and it is considered the best in all Ekadashi fasts. It is believed that by observing the fast, all sins of human beings are destroyed and he attains salvation. Apart from this, by observing fast, a person also gets wealth, property, happiness and prosperity.
What is the story of Aja Ekadashi fast?
The story of Aja Ekadashi is associated with the ancestor of Lord Rama, Harishchandra. Religious belief is that King Harishchandra had abandoned his kingdom, wife and son to follow his truth and word and became a servant of a Chandal himself. At the behest of Gautam Rishi, King Harishchandra observed the fast of SC Ekadashi of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month, which destroyed all his sins. Also, he got his lost Rajpat, family and happiness and peace.
Fasting story of Aja Ekadashi in detail
According to the legend of Aja Ekadashi, in ancient times, King Harishchandra of Ayodhya was a very true and very judicious ruler. He faced many difficult situations in his life. Once, there was such a crisis on his kingdom that he had to sell his wife and son and become a servant of a Chandal himself.
One day King Harishchandra took his trouble to Gautam Rishi. Gautam Rishi heard the pain of the king and advised him to fast on the Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month. Gautam Rishi told that due to the effect of this fast, all the sins of the king will be destroyed and will also get rid of all the sufferings.
According to Gautam Rishi, King Harishchandra fasted on Aja Ekadashi and worshiped Lord Vishnu by law. All the sins of the king were destroyed due to the effect of Aja Ekadashi fast and they got back their family. Also, they also got back their lost kingdom. It is said that King Harishchandra received Baikuntha Dham after death due to the effect of Aja Ekadashi fast.
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