The summary of the text is:
- The text is a transcript of a video that talks about the significance and benefits of Dev Uthani Ekadashi, a Hindu festival that celebrates the awakening of Lord Vishnu from his four-month sleep.
- The text gives various remedies and rituals that can be performed on this day to please Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi and to get their blessings for wealth, health, happiness and salvation.
- The text also narrates three stories related to Dev Uthani Ekadashi: one about a man who gets the darshan of Lord Vishnu by eating food on Ekadashi, one about a king who sacrifices his son to uphold his fast, and one about a demon named Shankhachud who is killed by Lord Shiva after his wife Tulsi's chastity is broken by Lord Vishnu. The text explains how Tulsi becomes a sacred plant and Shaligram becomes a sacred stone and how their marriage is celebrated on this day.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. On 23 November 2023, a rare coincidence of Dev Uthani Ekadashi, Dhan Lakshmi Yoga, Amrit Siddha Yoga and Gajakesari Yoga is going to happen.
2. Dev Uthani Ekadashi is the day when Lord Vishnu wakes up from his four months of yoga and all the auspicious works start.
3. By worshiping Lord Vishnu with true faith and devotion on this day, all the wishes are fulfilled.
4. By anointing Lord Vishnu with milk mixed with saffron, offering money, white sweets or kheer, coconut and almonds, yellow clothes and grains, one can get financial benefits and prosperity.
5. By donating lamps around Tulsi plant, reciting Tulsi Namastey, organizing Tulsi Vivah and offering basil leaves to Lord Vishnu, one can get happiness, peace, good fortune and a child.
6. The story of Shankhachud, a demon who was killed by Lord Shiva after his wife Tulsi's chastity was broken by Lord Vishnu in disguise, is related to Dev Uthani Ekadashi.
7. The story of a king who was tested by Lord Vishnu in the form of a beautiful woman and sacrificed his son for his religion is also related to Dev Uthani Ekadashi.
8. On Dev Uthani Ekadashi, Tulsi Shaligram Vivah is performed to get immense virtue.
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