“Why Krishna said Ekadashi is more powerful than a Thousand Pujas”, MSN, August 7, 2025:
“In the Padma Purana, Lord Krishna says to Yudhishthira, “Ekadashi vrata is the purest of all fasts. One who observes it with devotion destroys all sins and attains liberation. O King, even performing a thousand ashvamedha yajnas or donating a mountain of gold cannot equal the merit of a single Ekadashi fast.”(Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda, Chapter 129)
t’s a declaration of deep metaphysical truth: that Ekadashi is not just a day, it’s a doorway. One that opens direct access to the divine, bypassing all externalities.
The word Ekadashi comes from “eka” (one) and “dashi” (ten), referring to the eleventh lunar day, when the ten senses and the mind are to be unified, restrained, and turned inward. The Skanda Purana says…….”
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