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I heard if any person dies on Ekadashi then he never gets any kind of suffering in afterlife. Normally yamduta (workers of God of death) comes to get soul but on Ekadashi day yamdutas are forbidden to take any soul with them. On ekadashi Dharmaraja (instead of yamduta) himself comes to take soul.
So is dying on Ekadashi (Lord Vishnu's day) really that beneficial? Is it true that Lord Vishnu never let anyone go to hell if he gets death on Ekadashi?
The Ekadashi day you are referring to is known by the name Mokshada Ekadashi (This day is also celebrated as Gita Jayanti – the day on which Lord Krishna gave the hold sermon of the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna before the beginning of the Mahabharata War.) celebrated on the 11th lunar day (Ekadashi Tithi) of the Shukla Paksha (waxing moon phase) in the Hindu Calendar month Margashirsha.
As the name itself indicates, Mokshada Ekadashi is a highly auspicious day dedicated to worship of Lord Vishnu - Shri Hari to get rid of all your sins and to achieve moksha or liberation after death.
The store behind the Mokshada Ekadashi or Vrat Katha can be read here on ekadashivrat in details.
Like most ekadashis, the rites involve worship and prayers to Vishnu. On this day, the avatar Krishna is also worshipped. Devotees properly observing the fast are believed to attain moksha after death.
The Vedic doctrine of karma is the bedrock of the superstructure of the Sanatan Vedic Dharma. The Vedas and the Dharma Shastras clearly point out that sin is not washed away by any means. One has to reap the rewards or suffer the pain of acts performed.
The Manusmriti says
Ekah Prajaayante Jantu Eka Eva Praleeyate; Eko'nabhunkte Sukritam Eka Eva Cha Duskritam.
one is born single, he dies single, and single he reaps the reward or suffer the pain he merits.
The Garuda Purana adds
Avashyameva Bhoktavyam Karma kritam Subhaashubham.
surely one gets the fruits of his shubh good and ashubh bad deeds.
The stories about ekadashi vrats etc are not the authority; the truth. They have been made to inspire man to follow the right path but the Law of Karma is the truth.
