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News India Live, Digital Desk: We often observe fasts and festivals just as a religious tradition. But there are some days which are not just a tradition, but a symbol of a rare astronomical event happening in the universe. ‘Trisparsha Ekadashi’ is one such divine coincidence, a ‘cosmic alignment’ for which seekers and yogis wait for years.
This is not an Ekadashi that comes every year. This is a rare occasion when nature and God give you the most powerful chance to purify your soul.
Confluence of three divine dates
It is named ‘Trisparsha’ because it is the union of three divine dates:
- Dwadashi: Dedicated to Tulsi ji, a day of service and purity.
- Trayodashi: The beginning of the evening (Pradosh) of Lord Shiva, the time of destroying sins.
When these three dates touch between one sunrise and the next, a circle of energy is formed in which the prayers, mantra chanting or fasting directly impacts your subtle body. This is a day to purify not the body but the soul.
It’s like a ‘spiritual reset button’
Why is it said to be equal to thousand Ekadashis in the Puranas? Because its impact is so deep. You can think of it like a ‘spiritual reset button’.
- Salvation to the ancestors: The fast and charity done on this day brings peace and salvation not only to you but also to your ancestors.
- Purification of mind: By observing fast on this day and chanting ‘Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya’, the mind becomes calm, desires are controlled and the soul comes closer to its true nature.
Therefore, whenever Trisparsha Ekadashi comes, do not treat it as just another fast. Consider this a rare invitation from God, an opportunity that comes perhaps only a few times in a lifetime, to wash your soul and give it a quantum leap on the path to salvation.
