Ashadhi Ekadashi, also known as Devshayani Ekadashi, will be observed on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
The day marks the start of Lord Vishnu's four-month celestial rest.
I wrote this poem today inspired by this holy day.
Inset Photo - A happy smiling face of our dear Lord Vithoba(Vitthal) created by me on Studio Art Ghibli.
Ashadhi Ekadashi – A Sacred Day of Devotion and Reflection
In Ashadha’s moonlit, sacred sky,
Devotion wakes as spirits fly,
Fasting not just of food, but speech,
Of ego too—what hearts must teach.
A time to turn the gaze within,
To cleanse the soul, repent all sin,
To walk the path of thought and prayer,
And feel the Lord’s still presence there.
For Chaturmas, the holy tide,
Begins today, with faith as guide.
A season deep in thought and song,
Where right and truth to hearts belong.
Through Vithoba’s land, the pilgrims tread,
With saffron flags and hearts outspread.
To Pandharpur, they sing and sway,
In joy and tears, they find their way.
So let us bow and rise anew,
With every breath, with all we do—
On Ekadashi, bright and high,
Where heaven touches earth and sky
On Shayani Ekadashi's moonlit night,
You sing His praises from dusk to light.
With folded hands and hearts so wide,
Devotion flows like an endless tide.
The stars bear witness, calm and bright,
To souls awakened in sacred light.
Lord Vishnu sleeps, the world stands still,
Yet chants arise from vale and hill.
Barefoot paths to Pandharpur gleam,
In every step, a whispered dream.
“Vitthala, Vitthala,” voices rise,
Their love ascending to the skies.
Our minds grow still, the world fades thin,
As light awakens deep within.
In every breath, His name we say,
On this divine Ekadashi day.
The body tires, but spirits glow,
As bhakti's river starts to flow.
Through tears and hymns, the soul takes flight,
Bathed in the moon’s soft silver light.
In silence loud, the soul takes flight,
On Shayani Ekadashi’s holy night.
No feast we seek, no riches grand,
Just grace to hold His lotus hand.
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