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|holiday_name = Shayani Ekadashi<br />
|type = Hindu<br />
|official_name = Deva-Shayani Ashadi Ekadashi<br />
|nickname = Maha-Ekadashi<br />
|image = Shesh shaiya Vishnu.jpg<br />
|caption = Vishnu sleeps on the Shesha Shaiya<br />
|observedby = [[Hindu]]s, especially [[Vaishnavas]] <br />
|observances = Prayers and religious rituals, including [[Puja (Hinduism)|puja]] to [[Vishnu]]; Pandharpur Yatra<br />
|significance = Beginning of the [[chaturmas]] <br />
|relatedto = [[Prabodhini Ekadashi]] <br />
|date2016 = 15 July<ref>http://www.festivalsofindia.in/Devshayani-Ekadashi/Index.aspx</ref> <br />
|date2017 = 1 July<ref>[http://ekadashivrat.com/devshayani-ekadashi/75/ About Devshayani Ekadashi]</ref><br />
|frequency = Annual<br />
|duration = 1 1/2 day<br />
|date=}}<br />
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'''Shayani Ekadashi''' ("sleeping eleventh"), also known as '''Maha-ekadashi''' ("The great eleventh"), is the eleventh lunar day ([[Ekadashi]]) of the bright fortnight ([[Shukla paksha]]) of the [[Hindu]] month of [[Ashadha]] (June - July). This holy day is of special significance to [[Vaishnava]]s, followers of the Hindu protector God, Lord [[Vishnu]].<ref>List of All Ekadashi: https://www.bhaktibharat.com/festival/ekadashi</ref><br />
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==Beliefs==<br />
On this day images of Vishnu and [[Lakshmi]] are worshipped,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-20|title=Devshayani Ekadashi 2021: देवशयनी एकादशी {{!}} विष्णु जी की वास्तविक साधना|url=https://news.jagatgururampalji.org/devshayani-ekadashi-in-hindi/|access-date=2021-07-21|website=S A NEWS|language=en-US}}</ref> the night is spent singing prayers, and devotees [[Fasting|fast]] and take vows on this day, to be observed during the entire [[chaturmas]], the holy four-month period of rainy season. These may include, giving up a food item or fasting on every Ekadashi day.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}<br />
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It is believed that Vishnu falls asleep in [[Ksheersagar]] - cosmic ocean of milk - on [[Shesha]] [[nāga]], the cosmic serpent.<ref>''[https://books.google.com/books?id=z4gzFFLdBoYC&pg=PA33&dq=Chaturmas&lr=&cd=53#v=onepage&q=Chaturmas&f=false Fasts and Festivals of India]'' (2002) By Manish Verma. Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. {{ISBN|81-7182-076-X}}. ''p.33''</ref> Thus the day is also called ''Dev-Shayani Ekadashi'' (lit. "god-sleeping eleventh") or ''[[Hari]]-shayani Ekadashi'' (lit. "Vishnu-sleeping eleventh") or ''Shayana Ekadashi''. Vishnu finally awakens from his slumber four months later on ''[[Prabodhini Ekadashi]]'' - eleventh day of bright fortnight in the Hindu month [[Kartika (month)|Kartik]] (October–November). This period is known as ''[[Chaturmas]]'' (lit. "four months") and coincides with the rainy season. Shayani Ekadashi is the beginning of Chaturmas. Devotees start observing the ''Chaturmas [[vrata]] (vow)'' to please Vishnu on this day.<ref name="iskconchowpatty.com">[http://www.iskconchowpatty.com/manuals/08_Shayana_Ekadashi.doc Shayana Ekadashi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304062735/http://www.iskconchowpatty.com/manuals/08_Shayana_Ekadashi.doc |date=2009-03-04 }} ISKCON</ref><br />
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A fast is observed on Shayani Ekadashi. The fast demands abstinence from all grains, beans, and cereals, as well as certain vegetables including onions and certain spices.<br />
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==Significance==<br />
In [[Bhavishya Purana|Bhavishyottara Purana]], [[Krishna]] narrates significance of Shayani Ekadashi to [[Yudhishthira]], as the creator-god [[Brahma]] narrated the significance to his son [[Narada]] once. The story of King Mandata is narrated in this context. The pious king's country had faced drought for three years, but the king was unable to find a solution to please the rain gods. Eventually, sage [[Angiras (sage)|Angiras]] advised the king to observe the [[vrata]] (vow) of Dev-shayani ekadashi. On doing so by the grace of [[Vishnu]], there was rain in the kingdom.<ref name="iskconchowpatty.com"/><br />
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==Pandharpur Yatra==<br />
[[File:Syayambhuvithoba.jpg|thumb|upright|The image of [[Vitthal]] at Pandharpur.]]<br />
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This day, a huge [[yatra]] or religious procession of pilgrims known as '''Pandharpur Ashadi Ekadasi Waari Yatra''' culminates at [[Pandharpur]], in Solapur district in south [[Maharashtra]], situated on the banks of the [[Bhima River|Chandrabhaga River]]. Pandharpur is main center of worship of the deity [[Vitthal]], a local form of Vishnu. Lakhs (hundreds of thousands) of pilgrims come to Pandharpur on this day from different parts of Maharashtra. Some of them carry [[Palkhi]]s (palanquins) with the images of the saints of Maharashtra. [[Dnyaneshwar]]'s image is carried from [[Alandi]], Namdev's image from Narsi Namdev, [[Tukaram]]'s from [[Dehu]], [[Eknath]]'s from [[Paithan]], [[Nivruttinath]]'s from [[Trimbakeshwar]], [[Muktai|Muktabai]]'s from [[Muktainagar]], [[Sopan]]'s from [[Sasvad]] and Saint Gajanan Maharaj from [[Shegaon]]. These pilgrims are referred to as [[Warkari]]s. They sing [[Abhanga]]s (chanting hymns) of Saint Tukaram and Saint Dnyaneshwar, dedicated to Vitthal.<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.thedivineindia.com/deva-shayani-ekadashi/6908 Deva Shayani Ekadashi - https://www.thedivineindia.com/deva-shayani-ekadashi/6908]<br />
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