Hindus never call themselves Hindus, just as the Chinese never called themselves Chinese, and Arabs — never called themselves Arabs. Just as the British saw the Chinese as porcelain traders (china is translated from English as porcelain), and the Mesopotamians among the tribes invading Mesopotamia from the south, desert residents, tramps and nomads (this is how the word al-arab can be translated), Hindus were called Persians (hindu comes from the name of the Sindhu River — modern Indus).
The Hindus themselves call their country Bharata Varsha, and themselves Bharata or Aryas. «Aria» initially carries «thot who knows the true meaning of life», and «bharat» means «descendant of Bharata», the great emperor of the whole Earth in ancient times.
The tradition of celebrating Putrada Ekadashi is as ancient as the story of Emperor Bharata himself, described in the Vedas and Puranas (the Puranas are believed to contain a description of historical chronicles for the last 60 kalpas, the duration of one kalpa is 4,320,000,000 years).
Naturally, modern science opens its eyes to this widely, but also its mouth, however, in order to even judge this superficially, it is necessary to carefully study about 10 trillion Sanskrit quatrains — exactly this volume of Vedas in this now forgotten language. All this sounds outlandish to say the least, but it is very difficult to overestimate the conciseness and wisdom of the traditions of those who know the true meaning of life. Celebrating Putrad Ekadashi — is a prime example of this.
On the day of Putrada Ekadashi, celebrants strive to better understand Sri Narayana, manifested through the names, forms, qualities and deeds described in the sacred texts of the Vedas. The story of Putrad Ekadashi of Bhavishya Purana is.
King Sukutuman, who ruled the Bhadravati kingdom, and his worthy queen Shaibya had no sons, which is why they were in great anxiety. According to the oldest tradition, it is the son who, after the death of his father, performs the regular rite of tarpan (offering water to his ancestors).
The king thought: « It is said that without a son marriage is useless. Both the heart and the magnificent home of a family man without a son remain empty and pitiful. Deprived of a son, he cannot repay his debt to his ancestors, demigods and other people, so every family person should try to have a son. This way he will gain fame throughout the world, and subsequently reach the heavenly abode. Son — is proof of the pious activity performed by man in a hundred past lives, and the discovery of sons and grandchildren in this life testifies to the worship of Lord Vishnu in the past. A great blessing with sons, wealth and a sharp mind can only be obtained by worshiping the Almighty Lord, Sri Krishna. That's what I think» is.
One day the king went alone into the dense forest. Seeing various beasts there, surrounded by females and offspring, he was even more saddened. In the afternoon, the king began to suffer from hunger and thirst. In search of water, he came across a beautiful pond, next to which lived many saints and sages who sang the holy names of God on rosaries. The king bowed respectfully and, joining his palms, glorified them. He was sincerely glad to be in the company of these sages, who, as it turned out, came here to swim on the day of Putrad Ekadashi. «Whoever wants a son must strictly observe this post», — they said…
Soon Queen Shaibya became pregnant and gave birth to a beautiful son, who glorified his father and continued to care for the subjects of his kingdom, as his religious duty commanded him.