Aashaadha Ekadashi
- Writers Pouch
- Jul 23, 2021
- 4 min read
As per the Hindu calendar, days are counted as Ekam for the first day, Dwitiya for the second day, Tritiya for the third day up to Chaturdashi for the fourteenth day. Then comes either Purnima i.e. the full moon day or Amavasya i.e. the no moon day.
The days from Amavasya to Purnima or no moon day to full moon day are Shukla Paksha and the days from Purnima to Amavasya or full moon day to no moon day are Krishna Paksha. Between these 15 days, Ekadashi is the eleventh day either after Purnima or Amavasya. Like any other calendar, the Hindu calendar also has different names for different months. These months start from Chaitra and end with Phalguna.
Aashaadha is the fourth month in the Hindu calendar and on the Shukla Paksha Ekadashi of this month i.e. the 11th day from the no moon day to full moon day period, Lord Vishnu goes to sleep on his snake bed formed by Sheshanaga, the King of all Nagas. According to the puranas, Lord Vishnu rests for four months i.e. until the Kartika Shukla Ekadashi and it is said that after these four months, new life starts.
