Auspicious Puja Time, Shubh Muhurat, Katha & Significance of Dev Uthani Ekadashi
Holy basil or popularly known as Tulsi in India is deemed as a sacred plant in Hinduism and is found in almost every household as it symbolises purity and is famous for its medicinal properties. On the eleventh day of Shukla Paksha on Prabhodini Ekadashi or the twelfth day during the month of Kartik Tulsi Vivah or the marriage of Tulsi with Lord Vishnu is performed. In 2018, Prabhodini Ekadashi will be observed on November 19 and the Tulsi Vivah will be performed on November 20. Below we tell you the shubh muhurat or the auspicious time to conduct the Tulsi Vivah, the puja vidhi and the significance behind observing the ritual.t is believed that Tulsi is
an incarnation of Goddess Lakshmi, consort of Lord Vishnu. She is also
called as ‘Vishnu Priya’ literally meaning ‘the beloved of Vishnu’.
According to Hindu mythology, there was a woman named Brinda who was
whole heartedly devoted to a demon king and husband Jalandhar. Jalandhar
wanted to destroy all the Gods. There was no way to kill Jalandhar
until his wife remained faithful to him. Lord Vishnu then disguised
himself as Jalandhar and spent a night with Brinda. Upon knowing that
her chastity and devotion had been destroyed, angry Brinda cursed Vishnu
that he would become a black stone (known as Shaligram). Jalandhar lost
his battle with the Gods and was eventually killed, and Brinda jumped
into the funeral pyre of her husband.To compensate to Brinda, Lord Vishnu transformed her soul to a Tulsi
plant and said that he would marry her in the next birth. Vishnu in the
form of Shaligram stone got married to the Tulsi plant on the day of
Prabhodhini Ekadashi. This day is celebrated in the form of Tulsi Vivah
by the Hindus. The Tulsi Vivah signifies the end of the monsoon and the
beginning of the Hindu wedding season. The meaning of marriage in
Hinduism is the merging and oneness of the embodied soul and God.
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