Papmochani Ekadashi 2024: Date and Time, Ekadashi Vrat Katha

Papmochani is one of the twenty-four Ekadashis that take place every year as per the Hindu calendar. This Ekadashi is celebrated in the honor of Lord Vishnu. It is considered one of the most auspicious days according to the Hindu culture. It is very easy to understand the meaning of “Papmochani”. Papmochani is made up of two words i.e. Pap + Mochani. Here, Pap means “Sins” and “mochani” means “Removal”. Together the meaning of this word is the removal of sins.

So, we can say that those who observe fast on this day can get removal of all their sins of their present and past life. In this post, we are going to complete details related to the Papmochani Ekadashi 2024.

When is Papmochani Ekadashi 2024?

According to the Hindu calendar, this Ekadashi is celebrated on the Ekadashi (eleventh day) of the Chaitra month during the Krishna Paksha. It is considered the last of all twenty-four Ekadashis in a calendar year. Check out the details of Papmochani Ekadashi given below.

• Date – 5th April 2024
• Day – Friday
• Papmochani Ekadashi Tithi beginning time – 4:14 PM on April 4, 2024
  
• Papmochani Ekadashi Tithi Ends time – 1:28 PM on April 5, 2024
  
• Parana Time: April 6, 2024 (6:05 AM to 08:37 AM)

Significance of Papmochani Ekadashi

It is believed that those who observe a fast on Papmochani Ekadashi get a lot of benefits. Fasting on this particular day helps devotees in many ways in order to get peaceful and happy life ahead.

By celebrating or observing Papmochani Ekadashi a devotee can get forgiveness for all his sins done present or past. Papmochani Ekadashi is also observed to get peace of mind and removal of grief and mental affliction.

Papmochani Ekadashi Rituals

There are numerous rituals celebrated on Papmochani Ekadashi. Preparation of this Ekadashi starts a day prior to the Ekadashi i.e. Dashami.

• On the day of Ekadashi, all the devotees should wake up early and take a bath. A bath in nearby lake or river is often preferred.
• Those who observe strict fast refrain themselves from consuming any food or water.
• In the milder form of the fast, you can consume water and fruit.
• After taking the bath, the devotees must worship Lord Vishnu. At the time of worshiping, you should offer sacred food to the deity such as sandalwood paste, incense sticks, flowers, etc.
• In order to please the deity, various mantras of Lord Vishnu and Satyanarayan Katha are recited.

Papmochani Ekadashi Vrat Katha – Story behind Papmochani Ekadashi

The story behind Papmochani Ekadashi is very interesting. It is believed that once there was a sage named Medhavi. He was a true devotee of Lord Shiva. He used to live in the Chitraratha forest and perform meditation and Penance. Usually, the same was visited by Lord Indira along with many Apsaras as it was full of beautiful flowers. One day, Lord Indira saw Medhavi and thought if this sage continues to penance like this then he will get a very high position in heaven. So, he decided to distract Sage Medhavi with the help of Apsaras. However, due to the immense discipline of Medhavi, Indira was not able to distract him at all.

Among all Apsaras, Manjughosha was the one who tried the most to distract the Sage Medhavi. However, despite all her efforts, she was unsuccessful in her attempts. So, Manjughosha decided to set up a hermitage and started to live near the ashram of Medhavi. Manjughosha used to sign in a very melodious voice. Seeing her singing so beautifully, Lord Kamdev got impressed. So, to help her, Lord Kamdev shoots an arrow of love and draws the attention of Sage Medhavi towards Manjughosha.

Medhavi fell in love with Manjughosha and starts living with her. However, after some time, Manjughosha lost her interest and want to free herself from the sage. So, asked permission to leave Medhavi. This makes sage Medhavi realize that he was misguided and cheated. He was distracted from his path of penance and meditation. Then, angry Sage Medhavi cursed Manjughosha.

Later, Medhavi went to the ashram of his father Sage Chyavana. Then, Sage Chyavana advised both Medhavi and Manjughosha to observe fast on Papamochani Ekadashi to please Lord Vishnu and get rid of their sins.

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