▁to ▁was h ▁away ▁all ▁sin . ▁One ▁who ▁comple tes ▁the ▁vr ata ▁of ▁N ir j ala ▁Ek ad ashi ▁is ▁mentioned ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁favour ▁of ▁V ish nu , ▁who ▁gr ants ▁him ▁happiness , ▁prosper ity ▁and ▁forg iveness ▁for ▁s ins . ▁The ▁dev ote e ▁is ▁described ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁mer it ▁gained ▁by ▁the ▁observ ance ▁of ▁all ▁ 2 4 ▁ek ad sh is ▁in ▁the ▁year . ▁It ▁is ▁most ▁popular ▁and ▁strictly ▁observed ▁by ▁the ▁Va ish n avas , ▁in ▁particular ▁ ▁The ▁observer ▁g ains ▁lon ge vity ▁and ▁m ok sha ▁( sal v ation ). ▁Usually , ▁the ▁mess engers ▁of ▁the ▁god ▁of ▁death ▁Y ama ▁are ▁described ▁to ▁fetch ▁the ▁person ' s ▁soul ▁after ▁death . ▁Y ama ▁then ▁jud ges ▁the ▁person ' s ▁de eds ▁and ▁sends ▁him ▁to ▁Sv arga ▁( he aven ) ▁or ▁Nar aka ▁( H ell ). ▁However , ▁one ▁who ▁obser ves ▁the ▁N ir j ala ▁Ek ad ashi ▁rit uals ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁exc used ▁Y ama ' s ▁jud g ement ▁and ▁taken ▁by ▁mess engers ▁of ▁V ish nu ▁to ▁Va ik un tha , ▁the ▁ab ode ▁of ▁V ish nu , ▁after ▁death . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : H indu ▁holy ▁days ▁Category : May ▁observ ances ▁Category : J une ▁observ ances ▁ ▁Category : H indu ▁festiv als <0x0A> </s> ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council ▁Resol ution ▁