This festival is celebrated on Bhadon Sudi Ekadashi, this day lord Vamana (Vishnu Avatar) is worshiped. This Ekadashi is considered equal to performing Vaajpey Yagya (वाजपेय यज्ञ), and helps eliminating bad karmic impacts.
It is called Parivartini Ekadashi too, ‘coz this day lord Vishnu changes his Karvat (syn: करवट; side,left to right or right to left while sleeping or taking rest). People who observe Vrat & Puja this day, are supposed to get both Bhoga and Moksha.
Katha of this Ekadashi
In a sentence, this day lord Vishnu deceived a king named Bali, and sent him to Patala (the dimension below Earth).
Bali could recognize lord Vishnu, so lord Vishnu took an avatar of Vamana (a young Brahmin boy), and asked space equal to three feet in bhiksha. When Bali agreed, Vamana increased his size and took everything away.
Bali was happy, ‘coz he was giving bhiksha to lord Vishnu, and in return lord Vishnu gave him a boon (syn: वरदान) of devotion.
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