योगिनी एकादशी व्रत कथा

Yudhishthira asked Lord Krishna the name of the Ekadashi of the dark half of Ashadha. Krishna said its name is Yogini, and told him a story about it.

श्रीकृष्ण ने बताया कि आषाढ़ कृष्ण एकादशी का नाम योगिनी है, और उसकी कथा सुनाई।

In the city of Alaka lived Kubera, king of the yakshas, a great devotee of Lord Shiva. A yaksha named Hemamalin was his attendant, whose work was to gather flowers for him. He brought flowers from the Manasa lake and gave them to Kubera, who worshipped Shiva with them. Hemamalin's wife was named Vishalakshi, and she was very beautiful.

कुबेर का सेवक यक्ष हेममाली उनकी शिव पूजा के लिए मानसरोवर से फूल लाता था; उसकी पत्नी विशालाक्षी थी।

One day Hemamalin brought the flowers but, lost in love for his wife, stayed at home and did not go to Kubera. Kubera was in the temple worshipping Shiva, and waited for the flowers until midday. Angered by the delay, he sent yakshas to look for him. They came back and said that Hemamalin was at home with his wife. Kubera sent for him, and Hemamalin came and stood before him, unbathed and afraid.

एक दिन हेममाली पत्नी के प्रेम में घर पर ही रह गया और कुबेर पूजा के लिए फूलों की प्रतीक्षा करते रहे।

Kubera said that he had slighted Lord Shiva. He cursed him to be parted from his wife, to suffer eighteen kinds of leprosy, and to fall from that place. Hemamalin fell from there and wandered, tormented by the disease. He had no ease by day and no sleep by night. Yet through the power of his service in Shiva's worship, his memory stayed with him. In his wandering he came to the Himalaya, where he found the sage Markandeya.

कुबेर के शाप से हेममाली पत्नी से बिछुड़ गया और रोगी होकर भटकता हुआ हिमालय पर मार्कंडेय मुनि के पास पहुँचा।

Trembling, Hemamalin bowed at the sage's feet from a distance. The sage called him near and asked how he had come by this disease. Hemamalin told him truthfully that he was Kubera's attendant and brought lotuses each day for Kubera's worship of Shiva; that one day, lost in his wife, he had forgotten the time, and Kubera had cursed him. He asked the sage to show him a way.

हेममाली ने मुनि को सच-सच अपनी भूल और कुबेर के शाप की बात बताई और उपाय पूछा।

The sage Markandeya said that because he had told the truth and not lied, he would teach him an auspicious vow: to keep the Yogini Ekadashi of the dark half of Ashadha. Hemamalin bowed full length before the sage and kept the vow as he was told. All eighteen kinds of his leprosy disappeared completely, and he became happy. The story's closing statement of fruits says that the merit of this vow equals that of feeding eighty-eight thousand Brahmins.

सच बोलने से प्रसन्न होकर मुनि ने योगिनी एकादशी का व्रत बताया; व्रत करने पर हेममाली रोगमुक्त और सुखी हो गया।

ॐ जय जगदीश हरे

ॐ जय जगदीश हरे

ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे। भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥

जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुख बिनसे मन का। स्वामी दुख बिनसे मन का। सुख सम्पति घर आवे, सुख सम्पति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥

मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं किसकी। स्वामी शरण गहूं किसकी। तुम बिन और न दूजा, तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं जिसकी॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥

तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी। स्वामी तुम अन्तर्यामी। पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥

तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता। स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता। मैं मूरख खल कामी, मैं मूरख खल कामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥

तुम हो एक अगोचर, सब के प्राणपति। स्वामी सब के प्राणपति। किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥

दीन-बंधु दुख-हर्ता, तुम ठाकुर मेरे। स्वामी तुम ठाकुर मेरे। अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपने हाथ उठाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥

विषय-विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा। स्वामी पाप हरो देवा। श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, संतन की सेवा॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥

तन मन धन सब कुछ है तेरा, स्वामी सब कुछ है तेरा। तेरा तुझको अर्पण, तेरा तुझको अर्पण, क्या लागे मेरा॥ ॐ जय जगदीश हरे॥