It is described in the Brahmanda Purana that once Yudhishthira Maharaj asked Lord Shri Krishna what is the glory of Ekadashi of Krishna Paksha of Chaitra month, and what is the name of this Ekadashi.
Then Lord Shri Krishna tells Yudhishthira that O king, for the welfare of the world, and for the welfare of all living beings, I am telling you the glory of this Ekadashi. The name of this Ekadashi of Krishna Paksha of Chaitra month is Papmochani Ekadashi, with the effect of this fast all the sins of man are destroyed.
This is the best fast among all fasts, all the sins of a man are destroyed by listening and reading this Papmochani Ekadashi. Once upon a time Devarshi Narad ji said to Jagat Pita Brahma ji that Maharaj, you tell me the law of Ekadashi of Krishna Paksha of Chaitra month.
On this Brahma ji said that O Narad, the Ekadashi of Krishna Paksha of Chaitra month is celebrated as Papmochani Ekadashi. Lord Vishnu is worshiped on this day. According to its story, in ancient times there was a beautiful forest named Chaitrarath. In this forest, Devraj Indra Gandharva along with girls, apsaras and deities used to do swachhand vihar.
This was the forest where Medhavi, the son of Rishi Chyavan, who was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, used to do penance. Apsaras were followers of Kama Dev, and Kama Dev was a rebel of Shiva. Because of this, in order to take revenge on Shiva, Kamdev asked an Apsara to distract him. Kamdev asked an Apsara named Manju Ghosha to do this work.
Manju Ghosha distracted the sage with her gestures and dance, and the sage fell in love with Manju Ghosha. Slowly both started roaming around, both of them didn't even care about day and night. One day Manju Ghosha asked the sage for permission to go to Devlok. On seeking permission from him, the sage attained enlightenment and realized that the Apsara Manju Ghosha was the only reason for taking me to the abyss.
That's why he got angry and cursed Manju Ghosha to be a vampire. Hearing the curse, Manju Ghosha tremblingly asked the sage with folded hands the solution to get rid of her curse. Then the sage asked him to observe the Papmochani Ekadashi fast.
When Medhavi Rishi returned to the ashram, he told the whole thing to his father Chyavan Rishi. Chyawan Rishi said that by cursing Manju Ghosha, you have made yourself a part of sin, and if you want to end your sins, then you will also have to fast on Papmochani Ekadashi.
Then the meritorious sage also observed the fast of Papmochani Ekadashi, and thus the sins of the sage were destroyed. It was only by observing this fast that Manju Ghosha got freedom from the vampire vagina, and after attaining her former form, she went to heaven. This story is proof that by observing this fast all the sins of a man are destroyed.
Brahma ji tells Narad ji that O Narad, whoever observes this fast regularly, all his sins will be destroyed. Whoever reads or listens to the greatness of this fast, he gets freedom from all troubles.
Having said this, Lord Shri Krishna says that whoever reads or listens to the story of this fast gets the result of donating one thousand cows.
On this day, one should wake up early in the morning and take bath etc. and worship Lord Vishnu with incense lamp and naivedya. One should listen to the beautiful pastimes of the Lord throughout the day and chant the Hare Krishna Mahamantra more and more.
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