Nirjala Ekadashi Fast (31 May, 2023)
Jyestha Shukla Ekadashi is called Nirjala Ekadashi. On this day women fast for the whole day without food, fruits and even water. For this reason, the importance of this Ekadashi has been considered the most. Fasting on this Ekadashi increases age and health and best results are obtained.
It has been said in the Mahabharata that if 26 Ekadashis of a year including Adhimas cannot be performed, then only fasting on Nirjala Ekadashi gives complete results. Nirjala Ekadashi should be fasted whole day and night without consuming water and any other food. On the day of Dwadashi, one should take bath in the morning and do charity (donation of food, clothes, umbrella, fan, water urn etc.). On the day of Ekadashi, the story of Nirjala Ekadashi should be told and heard.

Nirjala Ekadashi Fast Story
One day in the Mahabharata period, Maharishi Ved Vyas was explaining the importance of Ekadashi fast to the Pandavas. Hearing that importance, except Bhima, all the Pandavas and Draupadi resolved to observe Ekadashi fast.
Since Bhima had a fire called Vrikka in his stomach, due to which he felt more hungry. When he got the power of ten thousand elephants after drinking the juice of ten kunds in Nag Pradesh, his hunger increased further, so he was unable to observe the fast of twenty-four Ekadashis of twelve months, but the greatness of Ekadashi fast Hearing this, he also wanted to observe a fast. He put his situation in front of Maharishi Ved Vyas, then Ved Vyas said that if you observe Nirjala Vrat on Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi, then you will get results equal to the importance of twenty-four Ekadashis. After that Bhima resolved to fast on Jyestha Shukla Ekadashi. For this reason, Nirjala Ekadashi is also called 'Bhimsen Ekadashi'.