The Legend of Indira Ekadashi
In the Satya Yuga, King Indrasena of Mahishmati was considered to be a righteous and a devoted follower of Lord Vishnu. One day, the sage Narada told him that his father was enduring suffering in Yamaloka (the abode of Yama, god of death) because he had once broken a fast. For his father’s deliverance, Indrasena was advised to observe Indira Ekadashi, which is deemed as an auspicious day. The king duly performed the fast and Shraddha with devotion, through which his father attained Vishnu’s abode. In the end, after completing his own life’s journey, King Indrasena himself reached the heavenly realm.