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Kamika Ekadashi
कामिका एकादशी
Paksha
Krishna
Masa
Shravana
Window
July-August
Deity
Vishnu (as Sridhara)
Origin & story
Brahma Vaivarta Purana.
During Chaturmasya, when devas are asleep, Kamika Ekadashi is the only vrat that grants the same merit as bathing in all sacred tirthas combined. A hunter who killed a brahmana accidentally observed this Ekadashi and was liberated.
Worship mantra
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya
Fasting rule
Phalahara fast; light a single ghee lamp before Tulsi.
Foods permitted
- ✓ Milk
- ✓ Fruits
Foods forbidden
- ✗ Grains
- ✗ Lentils
- ✗ Onion / garlic
Benefits
- ◈Equivalent merit of all tirtha-snanas combined
- ◈Removal of brahma-hatya papa
- ◈Liberation of ancestors
Who should observe
Special note
Tulsi worship + ghee-lamp before Tulsi gives signature merit.
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