Dev Uthani Ekadashi also known as Prabodhani Ekadashi is celebrated on the 11th day of Shukla Paksha in Kartik month of the Hindu Lunar calendar. This festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm and starts with auspicious ceremonies as marriage.
About Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Dev Uthani Ekadashi is celebrated on the eleventh day after the celebration of Diwali, which is emblematic of Lord Vishnu getting up after a long sleep of four months. The day is celebrated with fervour and marks the beginning of all the auspicious ceremonies like marriages. As per Hindu mythology it is believed that King Bali grew almost equivalent to Indra in powers and so Lord Vishnu, the savoir of the earth camouflaged himself as a dwarf priest (VAMAN) and went to up to him to get alms. The king agreed to give whatever the priest could measure in three steps and then the lord with his magnificent from measured Mrityu-lok; the world in one step, Swarag-lok; the world above in the second step and there remained no place to keep his third step so the king offered him his head and he was moved to Patal-lok; the underworld by the foot of Vishnu. Nonetheless, Lord Vishnu promised to be his gatekeeper for four months every year as he was a great devotee and for that reason sought the blessings of the god in this form. So, it is believed that for these four months Lord Vishnu leaves his seat at Sheer Sagar and goes to the underworld and hence all auspicious activities are postponed during these four months. The Prabodhani Ekadashi or Dev Uthani Ekadashi is marked by fasting. This fasting also has scientific significance. According to science, Chaturmas is a period of negative state of mind as it is believed that resting of Lord Vishnu that starts on Devshayani Ekadashi means begining of negative state of mind and dearth or diminution in positive thoughts. Fasting is carried out to deal with and rule the mayhem of mind which happens usually on the day of full moon day before Ekadashi.
Celebration of Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Dev Uthani Ekadashi is an auspicious festival of the Hindus and it is marked as the beginning of every auspicious occasion. In the evening 11 diyas are lighted to welcome Lord Vishnu to the world after a long siesta. This festival is celebrated with great zeal and fervour as it marks the beginning of all good work after a break of four months. The day is marked with the beginning of marriage season among Hindus and on this day the Tulsi Vivah is performed, wherein the Tulsi plant is symbolicically married (The auspicious medicinal plant) with Saligram (A Form of Lord Vishnu). The place is tinted with rangoli, flowers and a new cloth is put on the plant and after aarti all pray for the health and well being of family and friends.
About Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Dev Uthani Ekadashi is celebrated on the eleventh day after the celebration of Diwali, which is emblematic of Lord Vishnu getting up after a long sleep of four months. The day is celebrated with fervour and marks the beginning of all the auspicious ceremonies like marriages. As per Hindu mythology it is believed that King Bali grew almost equivalent to Indra in powers and so Lord Vishnu, the savoir of the earth camouflaged himself as a dwarf priest (VAMAN) and went to up to him to get alms. The king agreed to give whatever the priest could measure in three steps and then the lord with his magnificent from measured Mrityu-lok; the world in one step, Swarag-lok; the world above in the second step and there remained no place to keep his third step so the king offered him his head and he was moved to Patal-lok; the underworld by the foot of Vishnu. Nonetheless, Lord Vishnu promised to be his gatekeeper for four months every year as he was a great devotee and for that reason sought the blessings of the god in this form. So, it is believed that for these four months Lord Vishnu leaves his seat at Sheer Sagar and goes to the underworld and hence all auspicious activities are postponed during these four months. The Prabodhani Ekadashi or Dev Uthani Ekadashi is marked by fasting. This fasting also has scientific significance. According to science, Chaturmas is a period of negative state of mind as it is believed that resting of Lord Vishnu that starts on Devshayani Ekadashi means begining of negative state of mind and dearth or diminution in positive thoughts. Fasting is carried out to deal with and rule the mayhem of mind which happens usually on the day of full moon day before Ekadashi.
Celebration of Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Dev Uthani Ekadashi is an auspicious festival of the Hindus and it is marked as the beginning of every auspicious occasion. In the evening 11 diyas are lighted to welcome Lord Vishnu to the world after a long siesta. This festival is celebrated with great zeal and fervour as it marks the beginning of all good work after a break of four months. The day is marked with the beginning of marriage season among Hindus and on this day the Tulsi Vivah is performed, wherein the Tulsi plant is symbolicically married (The auspicious medicinal plant) with Saligram (A Form of Lord Vishnu). The place is tinted with rangoli, flowers and a new cloth is put on the plant and after aarti all pray for the health and well being of family and friends.