[4][5] The Bhavishya Purana reveals the tale of Putrada Ekadashi as told by the god Krishna to the king Yudhishthira.
The couple as well as their dead ancestors were worried that without some one to offer shraddha, they will not be at peace and will become lost souls after death.
After wandering the forest for days, Suketuman reached the ashram of some sages on the bank of Lake Manasarovar on Putrada Ekadashi.
[7][8] Women who long for a son fast and pray to Vishnu on Putrada Ekadashi.
[10] This Pausha Putrada Ekadashi is more popular in North India, while other states give more importance to the Shravana one.