Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Bhavishyottara Puranam describes
the glory of Hari Sayana Ekadashi/Deva Sayani or Padma Ekadashi.
Lord Krishna narrates to King Yudhishtira about the glories of
Deva Sayana Ekadashi which falls on the waxing period of moon. It was earlier
described by Lord Brahma to his manasaputra Maharishi Narada. Lord Brahma
explains the prescribed rules and regulations on the worship of the Supreme
Lord Sriman Narayana. Basically everyone should observe the Deva Sayani
Ekadashi in order to get purified and eradicates the sins committed in one’s
life.
There was King Mandata from the Sun Dynasty ruled the entire world
during Satya Yuga. He was a righteous King, His kingdom and its
people were happy. His Kingdom flourished with the uprightness and did
not face any natural disaster or calamities like famine, drought, flood
etc.. He ruled the Kingdom wisely for several years.
Year’s passes by, King Mandata’s kingdom started to face shortage
of rain and people were find the scarcity of food. As a result, the
performance of sacrifices, reciting Veda and other sacred scriptures are also
reduced drastically. People started to lose interest in
righteousness and worried about the present situation of drought and famine.
The scholars approached King Mandata and advised the importance to
worship of Lord Sriman Narayana as a solution for the pathetic conditions
prevailing in their Kingdom. The King gracefully accepted the advice of
the scholars and decided to visit Sages for more precise opinion. King
Mandata left to forest with his army of men. There he paid visit to
Sages and their hermitage, discussed with them about the present crisis
and engaged in pious activities.
One day King Mandata met Sage Angira – Manasa Putra of Lord
Brahma. The radiance from his presence made King Mandata prostrates
before him, stood before him holding hands together and prayed.
The most pleased sage blessed King Mandata at his humbleness. The
most compassionate Sage Angira enquired the King about the reason for his visit
and the well-being of the people in his Kingdom. King Mandata replied
with deep dissatisfaction and anguish that his Kingdom is facing severe drought
and thereby people are facing lot of miseries. King revealed his
inability to find any cause for the reason and requested Sage Angira to advice
a solution which could bring back the peace and happiness in the life of the
people in his Kingdom.
Sage Angira explained the Varnashrama
Dharma elaborately to the King and informed that performing austerity according
to the Varnashrama Dharma yield results and acceptable. Worship of Lord
against the prescribed rules and regulations, engage in performing austerity
against one’s own Varnashrama Dharma should be discarded and these could cause
misfortune. Sage Angira enlightened King Mandata with the main causes for
the severe drought in his Kingdom and instructed him to get rid of the Varnas
which were performing austerities against the nature. Mandata
was worried to take away the life of people who are innocent and engaged in
performing austerities without knowing the effect, requested the Sage to
instruct an easy solution without causing threat to the life of someone.
Sage Angira described the glories of Devasayani Ekadashi which occurs
during the waxing period of the moon and instructed King Mandata to observe
Devasayani Ekadashi along with the people of his Kingdom, that could bring all
the piousness and capable to bring enough rain fall in his Kingdom. Sage
Angira also informed that observance of Devasayani Ekadashi would bring back
all the Good luck, happiness and prosperity in their lives.
After listening to the Sage Angira’s
promising words, King Mandata satisfied, paid obeisance to Sage and
returned to his palace. As instructed by the Sage, King Mandata and
the entire people in his Kingdom observed Ekadashi faithfully and Prayed to
Lord Hrishikesha. As per everyone’s wish his Kingdom attained enough
rainfall with the blessings of Lord Hrishikesha. Thus the Kingdom of
Mandata got rid of severe drought and famine, all the people in His Kingdom
lived happily.
Lord Krishna continued, listening and
reading the glories of Devasayani Ekadashi would eradicate all the sins
committed in one’s life, thus it would bring happiness and peace in everyone’s
life.
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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