PRABODHINI EKADASI

Prabodhini ekadasi -  Ekadasi day during bright half of Karthika month 

On this day, it is understood that Vishnu who went to sleep during chaturmas, will be awakened.

As per Skanda purana, Benefits of Fasting on prabodhini ekadasi --- 

• Great benefits better than ganga and other tirthas
• Things inaccessible in all 3 worlds can be got by fasitng on this day
• Fast on this day burns down sins acquired in thoiusasnds of previous births like heap of cotton
• Single fast on this day will burn teh sin equal to meru and mandara mountains

On this day awakening of Hari should be performed
Ekadasi mixed with dasami should be avoided

Staying awake throughout the night of ekadasi gives great benefits

On the dwadasi day following prabodhini ekadasi, even if someone person is fed, he gets benefit of feeding a crore persons during famine everyday on the banks of ganga.