Ekadashi Tithi falling on the Shukla Paksha of Mal maas months is called Padmini Ekadashi. It's also referred to as Kamala or Purushottami Ekadashi. The month of Padmini Ekadashi fasting will depend on the month.
There isn't any lunar month fixed for fasting it. Therefore this greater month is also known as leap month. This Ekadashi destroys all sins. By observing this fast, the desire to have a son is fulfilled.
Lord Shri Krishna says that by observing Ekadashi fast, one can get free from the hands of Kaal, free from birth and death, attain Bhagavad-dham Vaikunth and attain eternal happiness.
Padmini Ekadashi Vrat Vidhi
- Fasting must be started on the day of Dashami.
- On today, the bronze vessel shouldn't be utilized in any form, and meat, lentils, gram, cod, honey, herb, and different meals needs to be discarded.
- On today, one should eat food and not eat salt.
- On the night time of Dashami, one should sleep on the ground and stay celibate.
- On the day of Ekadashi, one should getup daily in the morning and do Datun and after rinse twelve times, go to the virtuous area and take a shower.
- At that time one should bathe methodically with cow dung, mudrita, sesame, kush, and Amalaki powder.
- Before bathing, apply mud on the body and pray to him
- After this, by chanting Varuna mantra and remembering them in the absence of holy pilgrimages, one should bathe in a pond.
- After bathing, one should worship the Lord by wearing clean and beautiful clothes and going to the temple after the evening and offering it.
- Worship Lord Radha with Radha of gold and make an idol of Mahadevji with Parvati. Kumbh of clay or copper should be placed on the grain.
- This Kumbh should be ornamented with clothes and smell and so on., put copper, silver, or gold vessel on its mouth.
- The idol of Lord Shrihari needs to be kept on this vessel and worshiped with incense, lamp, naivedya, flowers, saffron, and so on. After this, dance and singing and so on. needs to be performed in front of God.
- The impure and menstruating woman shouldn't be touched on that day. The story of Purana needs to be heard in front of the Lord with devotees.
- The fast of Padmini Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha of needs to be kept without water.
- If a person doesn't have the power to fast then he should fast with refreshments or snacks.
- Awakening at night time should be remembered by dancing and singing and remembering God.
- Every time a person should worship Lord Shrihari or Shankar.
- In the first quarter, the Lord should offer coconut, in the second quarter, Bilvaphal, and in the third quarter, Sitaphal, and in the fourth quarter, areca nut, orange.
- Before this, in the Pahar, Yagya, in the second Vajpayee Yagya, in the third, Ashwamedha Yagya and in the fourth, Rajasuya Yagya.
- There is no such thing as a sacrifice, penance, charity, or virtue in the world beyond this fast.
- A person fasting on Ekadashi gets the fruits of all pilgrimages and yagyas.
- In this method, one should get up till dawn and take bath and feed Brahmins.
- All the substances including the idol of God should be given to Brahmins.
- In this way, the people who worship and fast the Lord in a lawful method, their birth is successful and they go to Vishnulok at the end after enjoying many pleasures in Shloka.
Padmini Ekadashi Vrat Katha
In the Treta Yuga, there was a mighty king Keetravirya. This king had many queens however the king didn't get a son from any queen. Being childless, the king and his queens lived unhappily despite all of the comforts.The king then went to penance together with his queens, wishing to have kids. Whereas doing penance for hundreds of years, only the bones of the king remained, but his penance couldn't succeed. The queen then requested Goddess Anusuya the treatment. Devi asked him to watch the Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha in Mal Maas.
Anusuya also advised the queen to fast. The queen then kept the Padmini Ekadashi fast according to the law of Goddess Anusuiya. At the end of the fast, God appeared and asked for a boon. The queen said to God, Lord, if you're proud of me, give me a boon instead of me. The Lord then asked the king to ask for a boon.
The king prayed to God to grant me a son who is full of all virtues who are respected in all three worlds and isn't defeated by anybody other than you. God said goodbye and left. After some time the queen gave birth to a son known as Kartavirya Arjuna. Sooner or later of time, this child turned a very powerful king who had taken Ravana as a prisoner.
It's mentioned that Lord Krishna first made Arjuna aware of its significance by narrating the story of Purushottami Ekadashi fast.
