Shukla Paksha • Margashirsha MonthSupreme Ekadashi Vrata
Mokshada Ekadashi (Gita Jayanti)
मोक्षदा एकादशी (गीता जयंती)
The day Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on Kurukshetra battlefield. Grants liberation (Moksha) to ancestors and seekers.
Sacred Katha Synopsis
King Vaikhanasa saw in a dream that his deceased father was suffering in Naraka. By observing Mokshada Ekadashi, he liberated his ancestors to Vaikuntha.
Ekadashi Fasting Rules & Observance
- Recitation of Bhagavad Gita all 18 chapters
- Offering yellow flowers and tulsi to Lord Krishna
- Charity of spiritual scriptures