Vijaya Ekadashi Puja Ritual

Worshiping Lord Vishnu on the day of Vijaya Ekadashi and maintaining the Nirjala fast, according to Hindu beliefs, brings happiness, tranquilly, and prosperity into a person’s life, as well as the removal of all negativity. According to the Scriptures, fasting yields more virtuous fruits and salvation than providing gold, property, food, or cows. If someone holds grudges for you, then you must follow the fast of Vijaya Ekadashi.

Vijaya Ekadashi 2023 Puja Ritual

• On this day, get up before daybreak, take a bath, and make a fasting pledge.
• Install an idol or portrait of Lord Vishnu in the house temple.
• Following this, pray with incense-lamp, flowers, sweets, sandalwood and basil, and so on.
• Tulsi is more important to Lord Vishnu, thus incorporating it in your worship on this day.
• Listen to God’s Fasting Narrative (Vrat Katha) and do Aarti of Shri Hari.
• Eat no tamasic foods the day before the fast and practice celibacy.
• During this fast, no food, especially rice, should be consumed. On this day, only eat fruits.
• Keep awake on the night of Ekadashi by chanting hymns in the name of Shri Hari.
• On Dwadashi Tithi, feed Brahmins and send them off with donations. After that, break your fast.

Vrat Katha (Fasting Narrative)

According to Hindu mythology, when Ravana kidnapped Mother Sita and took her to Lanka during Lord Rama’s exile, Lord Rama decided to travel to Lanka with Sugriva’s permission. The ocean was getting in the way of ascending Lanka. There was no obvious way forward. Lord Shri Ram, concerned, asked Laxman how they could proceed. Then Laxman mentioned the Vakdalabhya Muni hermitage, which is only a short distance away. He said, we should ask him for advice on how to continue.

Shri Ram and Lakshman then traveled to the hermitage of Vakdalbhya Muni. He saluted him and then asked him a question. Munivar said of Vijaya Ekadashi, ‘O Ram, keep a fast on the Ekadashi of the Krishna Paksha of Falgun month, through this fast you would undoubtedly be able to cross the ocean and win victory by defeating Ravana.’ Shri Ram then observed the Ekadashi fast with his troops, as described by Munivar, and built a bridge over the ocean before marching on to Lanka. After that, Lord Rama and Ravana fought a war in which Ravana was defeated. Since then, this Ekadashi has been known as Vijaya Ekadashi. Arjuna had been informed of this by Lord Shri Krishna.