vyas ji ke vachnanusar yah
yatharth satya hai ki ardhamas
(malmas) sahit ek varsh ki 26
ekadshiyon men se matra ek nirjala
ekadshi ka vrat karne se hi sabhi
ekadshiyon ka fal prapt ho jata
hai. nirjala vrat karne vala, apvitra
avastha ke achaman ke sivay, bindu
matra jal bhi grahan n kare. yadi jal
upyog men le liya jae to usse vrat
bhang ho jata hai.
sanpurn indriyon ko drirhtapurvak bhogon se
virakt kar, sarvantaryami shri hari ke
charnon ka smaran karte hue, niyampurvak
nirjal upvas kar ke dvadshi ko
snan karen aur samathrya ke anusar
svarn aur jalyukt kalash de kar bhojn
karen, to sanpurn tirthon men ja kar
snan-danadi karne ke saman fal
milta hai.
ek samay bahubhoji bhimsen ne pitamh
vyas ji se pucha: ‘he pitamh! bhrata
yudhishthir, mata kunti, draupdi, arjun,
nakul aur sahdev adi ekadshi ke
din vrat karte hain aur us din anna
khane ko mana karte hain. main unse kahta
hun ki main bhaktipurvak bhagvan ki puja
kar sakta hun, parantu ekadshi ke din
bhukha nahin rah sakta.’ is par vyas
ji bole: ‘he bhimsen! yadi tum narka
ko bura aur svarg ko achcha samjhte
ho, to pratyek mah ki donon ekadshiyon
ko ann n khaya karo.’ is par bhimsen
bole: ‘he pitamh! main apse pahle hi
kah chuka hun ki main ek samay bhi
bhojan kie bina nahin rah sakta. mere
lie pure din ka upvas karna kathin
hai. yadi main prayatn karun, to ek vrat
avashya kar sakta hun. atah ap mujhe
koi ek vrat batlaie, jisse mujhe
svarg ki prapti ho.’ is par shri vyas
ji bole: ‘he bhimsen! vrish aur mithun
sankranti ke madhya jyeshth mah men shukla
paksh ki ekadshi hoti hai. uska
nirjala vrat karna chahie. is ekadshi
ke vrat men snan aur achaman men jal
varjit nahin hai, lekin achaman men 3
mashe se adhik jal nahin lena chahie.
is achaman se sharir ki shuddhi ho
jati hai. achaman men 7 mashe se adhik
jal madyapan ke saman hai. is din
bhojan karne se vrat nasht ho jata hai.
yadi suryoday se suryast tak manushya
jalpan n kare, to use barh
ekadshiyon ke fal ki prapti hoti
hai. dvadshi ke din suryoday se pahle
hi uthna chahie aur snan kar ke,
brahman ko yathayogya dan dena chahie.
iske bad bhukhe brahman ko bhojn
karakar svayan bhojan karna chahie.
iska fal sabhi ekadshiyon ke fal
ke barabar hai. he bhimsen! svayan bhagvan
ne mujhse kaha tha ki is ekadshi
ka punya samast tirthon aur danon ke
punya ke barabar hai. ek din nirjala
rahne se manushya papon se mukt ho jata
hai. jo manushya nirjala ekadshi ka
vrat karta hai, use mrityu ke samay bhayank
yam dut nahin dikhai dete. us samy
bhagvan vishnu ke dut svarg se ate hain
aur use pushpak viman par bitha kar
svarg le jate hain. atah sansar men nirjala
ekadshi ka vrat sarvashreshth hai. atah
yatnapurvak is ekadshi ka nirjala
vrat karna chahie. us din ”¬ namo
bhagvte vasudevay“ mantra ka uchcharn
karna chahie.
vyas dev ji ke aise vachan sun kar
bhim ne nirjal vrat kiya. islie
is ekadshi ko bhimseni ya pandv
ekadshi bhi kahte hain. nirjal vrat
karne se pahle bhagvan vishnu ki puja
karni chahie. is din ek bare vastra
se dhak kar svarn dan karna chahie.
jo log is vrat ko do prahar men,
snan-tap adi kar ke karte hain, unhen
manovanchit fal milta hai. jo manushya
is din yagya homadi karta hai use
asim fal ki prapti hoti hai. is
nirjala ekadshi ke vrat se manushya
vishnu lok ko jata hai. jo log is
din ann khate hain, unhen chandal samjhna
chahie. ve ant men nark men jate hain. brahma
hatyare, madyapan karne vale, chori karne
vale, guru se dvesh karne vale, asatya
bolne vale is vrat ko karne se svarga
ko jate hain.
he kunti putra! jo purush ya stri is vrat
ko shraddhapurvak karte hain, unhen sarvaprathm
vishnu bhagvan ki puja karni chahie.
tatpashchat gau dan karna chahie. us
din brahmanon ko dakshina, mishtann adi
dene chahie. nirjala ke din ann,
vastra, chatra, upanah adi ka dan karna
chahie. jo manushya is vrat ko karte
unhen svarg ki prapti hoti hai.