SIGNIFICANCE OF BHEESHMA EKADASI AND SRI VISHNU SAHASRANAMAM:
Sri Vishnu Sahasra
Nama was revealed in the month of Magha, according to lunar calendar, on the
11th day of waxing moon, that is sukla paksha ekadasi which comes exactly after
2 months of Githopadesa. Bheeshma Ekadasi is an auspicious occasion, the birth
day of Sri Vishnu Sahasra Nama Sthothram. This sthothram was revealed to
Pandavas by Bheeshmacharya when he was on the bed of arrows, after the
Mahabharatha war. Lord Krishna revealed Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna. Though Arjuna
was able to converse with Lord Krishna and clear many of his doubts, he
couldn't absorb it completely as-it-is from the view point of the Lord.
Fortunately, Sanjaya who is televiewing and explaining the happenings of the
war to the blind King Dhrutharashtra was able to view this upadesam also
through whom Bhagavad Githa came into this world. Ekadasi day(11th day of the
full/new moon phase) is considered to be very holy day
on which devotees take minimum food and spend most of their time contemplating
on the Lord. It is the day on which the Saththvik nature in man blossoms more
easily and opens up the way for one's enlightenment.
