Vijaya Ekadashi Puja – Seek Victory, Success & Bhagwan Vishnu’s Divine Blessings

Vijaya Ekadashi Puja is a sacred Ekadashi observance dedicated to Bhagwan Narayana (Shri Vishnu) and is observed on Phalguna Krishna Ekadashi. The word Vijaya means victory, symbolizing triumph over obstacles, failures, fear, and negative influences. This Ekadashi is especially revered for granting success in righteous efforts, clarity in decision-making, and strength to overcome repeated setbacks in life.

According to Vedic and Puranic traditions, observing Vijaya Ekadashi Vrat and Puja pleases Bhagwan Vishnu and helps dissolve past karmic blockages that hinder progress. It is believed that even difficult tasks, legal matters, career challenges, examinations, and spiritual struggles can find a positive turning point through the sincere observance of this Ekadashi.

Through JyotirGamaya’s Vijaya Ekadashi Puja Seva, devotees can participate in this powerful Vrat and Narayana Puja from anywhere in the world. The puja is performed by experienced Vedic purohits in India, following authentic shastra-based rituals, with sankalpa taken in the devotee’s name and gotra. By joining via LIVE streaming, devotees receive the complete spiritual benefits of this Ekadashi while remaining at home, along with divine blessings for victory, protection, and long-term success.

Vijaya Ekadashi Puja is ideal for those seeking success with dharma, inner strength, spiritual upliftment, and the unwavering krupa of Bhagwan Narayana in both worldly and spiritual pursuits.

Scriptural Significance of Vijaya Ekadashi

The sacred importance of Vijaya Ekadashi is described in the Skanda Purana, where Bhagwan Narayana reveals this powerful Ekadashi to remove defeat, sorrow, and repeated failures from one’s life. The scriptures state that observing Vijaya Ekadashi Vrat with devotion grants victory in righteous endeavors and protects devotees from negative forces and unseen obstacles.

According to the Puranas, even great warriors and kings observed Vijaya Ekadashi before crucial battles and challenges to seek divine strength and assurance of success. This Ekadashi is said to be especially effective in dissolving karmic bandhana, strengthening one’s dharma, and aligning actions with divine will. Fasting, puja, and Tulasi worship on this day are praised as equal to performing many other meritorious vratas combined.

In Sanatana Dharma, Ekadashi is considered the most dear tithi to Bhagwan Vishnu. Vijaya Ekadashi stands out among Ekadashis as it blesses devotees not only with spiritual merit but also with victory, confidence, and protection in worldly life, when observed with faith and purity of heart.

Spiritual Benefits of Vijaya Ekadashi Puja

Performing Vijaya Ekadashi Puja with sincerity and proper Vedic vidhi bestows powerful spiritual and material benefits. Devotees observe this Ekadashi to seek Bhagwan Narayana’s grace for success, clarity, and inner strength.

• Victory Over Obstacles: Helps overcome repeated failures, opposition, fear, and obstacles blocking personal or professional growth.
• Removal of Karmic Blockages: Cleanses past karmas that create delays, setbacks, and confusion in life.
• Success in Righteous Efforts: Supports success in career, education, legal matters, examinations, and important life decisions.
• Protection from Negativity: Shields the devotee from negative energies, ill intentions, and unseen afflictions.
• Growth in Bhakti and Sattva: Enhances devotion, mental clarity, inner peace, and alignment with dharmic values.

By performing Vijaya Ekadashi Puja through JyotirGamaya, devotees receive these blessings through authentic Vedic rituals, sankalpa-based worship, and the divine krupa of Bhagwan Narayana, ensuring both spiritual upliftment and victory in life’s challenges.

Vijaya Ekadashi Detailed Puja Vidhi Rituals and Seva Description

• Maha Abhisheka & Sarvalankara Seva: This seva starts with sacred rituals like Panchamrutha Abhisheka (a mix of milk, yogurt, honey, ghee, and sugar) and Dhravya Abhisheka using offerings like coconut, sandalwood paste, and turmeric. These rituals symbolize purity, prosperity, and strength, purifying the devotee’s mind and soul. The Sarvalankara Seva follows, where Bhagwan Vishnu, Sridevi, and BhuDevi are adorned with fresh flowers, special garlands, and jewellery, bringing blessings of health, wealth, and spiritual growth.
• Ashtottararchane & Maha Mangalarti Seva: This ritual includes reciting 108 names of Bhagwan Vishnu with flower and tulsi leaf offerings, invoking divine blessings and presence. Each name in the Ashtottara Shatanamavali highlights a divine quality of Vishnu. The seva concludes with the Maha Mangalarti, where lamps are lit and offered with hymns, symbolizing light's victory over darkness. This purifies the surroundings, fosters peace, and uplifts the spirit.
• Mantra Jaap Seva: Chanting sacred mantras on Jaya Ekadashi, such as the Ganapati Maha Mantra (108 times), Mukti Mantra (108 times), Vishnu Gayatri Mantra (108 times), Vishnu Moola Mantra (108 times) and Vishnu Shantakaram Shloka (12 times), offers spiritual benefits for devotees and their ancestors. This practice calms the mind, reduces stress, and improves focus. It also enhances immunity, promotes peace, and strengthens the connection with Bhagwan Vishnu, leading to spiritual growth and longevity.

Powerful Mantras used during Mantra Jaap Seva

1. Ganapati Maha Mantra (ॐ गं गणपतये नमः || Om Gam Ganapataye Namaha)

Meaning:

• ॐ (Om): The universal sound representing the supreme consciousness.
•  गं (Gam): The seed sound (Bija Mantra) of Lord Ganesha.
•  गणपतये (Ganapataye): To Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles.
•  नमः (Namaha): A salutation or bowing down in reverence.

Translation: "Om, I bow to Lord Ganesha, the remover of obstacles, the embodiment of wisdom and success."

Benefits:

• Removes obstacles (Vighna Hara): This mantra is primarily used to clear obstacles in life, especially in new endeavors or tasks.
• Brings success and prosperity: It is believed to bring success, wealth, and abundance into one's life.
• Enhances intellect and wisdom: As Ganesha is associated with wisdom, chanting this mantra can help improve mental clarity, intelligence, and decision-making.
• Purifies the environment: It creates a positive atmosphere conducive to growth and spiritual development.

2. Mukti Mantra (ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय || Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya)

Meaning:

• ॐ (Om): The sound of the universe, the ultimate reality.
• नमो (Namo): I bow or salute.
• भगवते (Bhagavate): To the divine, the supreme being.
• वासुदेवाय (Vasudevaya): To Vasudeva, another name of Lord Krishna, the incarnation of Vishnu.

Translation: "Om, I bow to Lord Vasudeva, the Supreme Divine."

Benefits:

• Liberation and Freedom (Mukti): This mantra is believed to help attain liberation from the cycle of birth and death (Moksha).
• Spiritual enlightenment: Chanting this mantra purifies the mind and soul, leading to spiritual awakening and deeper connection with the divine.
• Protection from negativity: It shields the practitioner from harmful influences and helps in cultivating a sense of peace and protection.
• Grants wisdom and peace: By invoking Lord Krishna’s blessings, the mantra brings inner peace, wisdom, and tranquillity.

3. Vishnu Moola Mantra (ॐ नमो नारायणाय || Om Namo Narayanaya)

Meaning:

• ॐ (Om): The universal sound.
• नमो (Namo): I bow to.
• नारायण (Narayan): A name of Lord Vishnu, who is the sustainer of the universe.
• नाय (Narayana): The divine Lord.

Translation: "Om, I bow to Lord Narayana, the preserver and protector of the universe."

Benefits: 

• Removes obstacles and brings peace: This mantra invokes Lord Vishnu’s divine presence, bringing inner and outer peace.
• Destroys negative karma: Chanting this mantra purifies past karma and reduces the effects of bad actions.
• Divine protection: It offers divine protection from harm and shields the devotee from challenges.
• Spiritual progress: It enhances focus, helping the devotee align with the higher purpose of life, fostering spiritual growth.

4. Vishnu Gayatri Mantra (ॐ श्री विष्णवे च विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि। तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात् || Om Shri Vishnave Cha Vidmahe Vasudevaya Dhimahi, Tanno Vishnuh Prachodayat)

Meaning

• ॐ (Om): The universal sound, the source of all creation.
• श्री (Shri): A reverential prefix denoting respect.
• विष्णवे (Vishnave): To Lord Vishnu, the preserver.
• च (Cha): And.
• विद्महे (Vidmahe): We meditate upon or we seek to understand.
• वासुदेवाय (Vasudevaya): To Vasudeva, the divine incarnation of Vishnu.
• धीमहि (Dhimahi): We contemplate, meditate, or absorb.
• तन्नो (Tanno): May that (divine) be.
• विष्णुः (Vishnuh): Lord Vishnu.
• प्रचोदयात् (Prachodayat): Inspire or enlighten us.

Translation: "Om, we meditate upon Lord Vishnu, the preserver of the universe. May Vasudeva enlighten and inspire us." 

Benefits: 

• Attainment of higher knowledge and wisdom: This mantra fosters intellectual and spiritual wisdom.
• Spiritual awakening: Chanting this mantra promotes spiritual growth and a deeper understanding of divine principles.
• Purification of mind and soul: It helps clear the mind, aligning thoughts and actions with divine intentions.
• Grants protection and blessings: The mantra invites blessings from Lord Vishnu for peace, prosperity, and protection from all forms of negativity.

5. Vishnu Shantakaram Shloka

शान्ताकारं भुजगशयनं पद्मनाभं सुरेश्वरम्।

विश्वाधारं गगनसदृशं मेघवर्णं शुभांगम्।

लक्ष्मीकान्तं कमलनयनं योगीहृद्यनिष्ठितम्।

वन्दे विष्णुम् भवभयहरं सर्वलोकैश्चरम्॥

Transliteration: 

• Shantakaram Bhujagashayanam Padmanabham Sureshwaram,
• Vishwadharham Gaganasadhrisham Meghavarnam Shubhangam.
• Lakshmikantham Kamalanayanam Yogihṛdyanishthitam,
• Vande Vishnum Bhavabhayaharam Sarvalokaiśhcharam.

Meaning: 

• शान्ताकारं (Shantakaram): The embodiment of peace.
• भुजगशयनं (Bhujagashayanam): The one who lies on the serpent (symbolizing control over the primal forces).
• पद्मनाभं (Padmanabham): The one with a lotus emerging from His navel (symbolizing creation and wisdom).
• सुरेश्वरम् (Sureshwaram): The Lord of the Gods.
• विश्वाधारं (Vishwadharham): The support of the universe.
• गगनसदृशं (Gaganasadhrisham): Resembling the sky.
• मेघवर्णं (Meghavarnam): Dark-colored like the clouds.
• शुभांगम् (Shubhangam): The one with auspicious limbs.
• लक्ष्मीकान्तं (Lakshmikantham): The beloved of Goddess Lakshmi.
• कमलनयनं (Kamalanayanam): The one with lotus-like eyes.
• योगीहृद्यनिष्ठितम् (Yogihṛdyanishtitam): Residing in the hearts of yogis.
• वन्दे विष्णुम् (Vande Vishnum): I bow to Vishnu.
• भवभयहरं (Bhavabhayaharam): The one who removes the fear of birth and death.
• सर्वलोकैश्चरम् (Sarvalokaiśhcharam): The one who is worshipped by all the worlds.

Translation:  "I bow to Lord Vishnu, who is the embodiment of peace, lying on the serpent bed, with a lotus emerging from His navel. He is the ruler of the gods, the foundation of the universe, resembling the sky, dark like clouds, with auspicious limbs, the beloved of Lakshmi, with lotus-like eyes, and residing in the hearts of yogis. He removes the fear of birth and death and is worshipped by all the worlds."

Benefits: 

• Peace and tranquility (Shanti): This shloka invokes Lord Vishnu’s blessings for peace, both internally and externally.
• Protection from fear and suffering: It is believed to alleviate fears, anxieties, and emotional distress by invoking Lord Vishnu’s divine nature.
• Harmony and balance: The mantra promotes emotional balance and harmony in relationships and within oneself.
• Spiritual progress: It connects the devotee with the divine, encouraging deeper contemplation and devotion. 

Vijaya Ekadashi Vrat Rules & Observances

Observing Vijaya Ekadashi Vrat with discipline and devotion enhances the spiritual power of this Ekadashi. The vrat is observed on Phalguna Krishna Ekadashi and concludes on Dwadashi with parana.

Key Vrat Observances:

• Fasting: Devotees may observe Nirjala Vrat (without water) or Phalahara (fruits and milk), according to health and capacity.
• Brahmacharya & Purity: Maintaining physical and mental purity is advised throughout the day.
• Bhagwan Vishnu Smarana: Chanting Vishnu mantras, Ekadashi stotras, or Vishnu Sahasranama is highly beneficial.
• Avoid Grains & Pulses: Consumption of grains, pulses, and tamasic foods is strictly avoided on Ekadashi.
• Tulasi Worship: Offering Tulasi leaves to Bhagwan Narayana is considered especially sacred on this day.
• Dwadashi Parana: The vrat must be concluded the next day during the prescribed Dwadashi parana time.

Even devotees unable to observe strict fasting can still receive immense benefits by performing Vijaya Ekadashi Puja with devotion, listening to the katha, and maintaining a sattvic mindset. When observed with faith and sincerity, this vrat grants victory, protection, and divine guidance from Bhagwan Narayana.