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Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja asked of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, “What is the name of that Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight (shukla paksha) of the month of Bhādrapada (August-September) ? Who is the worshipable Deity for this Ekādaśī, and what merit does one attain in observing it? Kindly reveal all of this to me my Lord.”

The Supreme Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa addressed His devoted Yudhiṣṭhira as follows, “This Ekādaśī, O Yudhiṣṭhira, is called Vāmana Ekādaśī, and it bestows upon those who observe it both great merit and ultimate liberation from material bondage. Therefore, because it removes all one‟s sinful reactions, it is also called Jayantī Ekādaśī. Just hearing of its glories frees one from all his past misdeeds. So auspicious is this fast that observing it bestows the same merit as that earned by performing a horse sacrifice. There is no better Ekādaśī than this, because it awards liberation so easily. Thus if one truly desires freedom from the punishing material world, one should fast on Vāmana Ekādaśī.

“While observing this holy fast, a Vaiṣṇava should lovingly worship the Supreme Lord in His form as Vāmandev, the dwarf incarnation, whose eyes are like lotus petals. By doing so, he worships all other Deities as well, including Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Śiva, and at death he undoubtedly goes to that abode of Śrī Hari. In all the three worlds there is no fast that is more important to observe. The reason this Ekādaśī is so auspicious is that it celebrates the day when the sleeping Lord Viṣṇu turns over on His other side; thus it is also known as Parivartinī Ekādaśī.” Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira then asked of the Lord, “O Janārdana, please clear up a question I have. How is it that the Supreme Lord sleeps and then turns over on His side? O Lord, when You are asleep what happens to all the other living entities? Please also tell me how You bound the king of the demons, Bali Mahārāja, as well as how one may please the brāhmaṇas. How does one observe Cāturmāsya. Kindly be merciful to me and answer these questions.”

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taken from the narration of the glories of Parivartinī Ekādaśī, or Vāmana Ekādaśī, which occurs during the light part of the month of Bhādrapada, from the Brahmā-vaivarta Purāṇa.