Ekadasi Vrat is the most auspicious day dedicated to Lord Vishnu.Ekadasi is regarded as one of the most significant vrats observed by the Hindu community. The word Ekadasi has been derived from the Sanskrit term �Ekadasi� which means eleven.
Thus, Ekadasi occurs on the 11th day of every fortnight in a traditional Hindu lunar calendar. As such, there occurs two Ekadasis in every Hindu month, once during the waxing phase of the moon (Shukla Paksha) and the other during the waning phase of the moon (Krishna Paksha). As per the Hindu scriptures, a strict vrat is observed from sunset on the day prior to the Ekadashi until sunrise on the day after Ekadashi, lasting the fasting duration to 48 hours in total.
Rules for keeping Ekadashi Upvaas:
� One should not eat any cereals ("Ann" in hindi) like rice, pulses, wheat etc. & salt.
� If possible, one should stay on water-Drinking luke warm water or lemon-mishri (crystalized sugar) water is very good as it cleanses the hidden undigested food in the body.
� If one feels hungry, then one can take milk or fruit.
� Fruit should not be eaten with milk (therefore no strawberry shake, mango shake, chickoo shake etc.).
� One should not eat food like "sabudana", potato chips, fried food, etc. Also Banana is not recommended on this day since it is heavy to digest.
� One should think that he/she is keeping this vrat to please God & to progress further in "sadhana".
� One should observe self-control.
� One should do more of maun-japa (repeating the name of God in mind) in the day time.
� One should do more of Dhyan & Bhajan by keeping awake for a longer time in the night.
Ekadasi Dates 2017 :
Date | Day | Ekadashi |
08 January | Sunday | Pausha Putrada Ekadashi |
09 January | Monday | Pausha Putrada Ekadashi |
23 January | Monday | Shattila Ekadashi |
07 February | Tuesday | Jaya Ekadashi |
22 February | Wednesday | Vijaya Ekadashi |
08 March | Wednesday | Amalaki Ekadashi |
24 March | Friday | Papmochani Ekadashi |
07 April | Friday | Kamada Ekadashi |
22 April | Saturday | Varuthini Ekadashi |
06 May | Saturday | Mohini Ekadashi |
22 May | Monday | Apara Ekadashi |
05 June | Monday | Nirjala Ekadashi |
20 June | Tuesday | Yogini Ekadashi |
04 July | Tuesday | Devshayani Ekadashi |
19 July | Wednesday | Kamika Ekadashi |
20 July | Thursday | Kamika Ekadashi |
03 August | Thursday | Shravana Putrada Ekadashi |
18 August | Friday | Aja Ekadashi |
02 September | Saturday | Parsva Ekadashi |
16 September | Saturday | Indira Ekadashi |
01 October | Sunday | Papankusha Ekadashi |
15 October | Sunday | Rama Ekadashi |
31 October | Tuesday | Devutthana Ekadashi |
14 November | Tuesday | Utpanna Ekadashi |
30 November | Thursday | Mokshada Ekadashi |
13 December | Wednesday | Saphala Ekadashi |
29 December | Friday | Pausha Putrada Ekadashi |
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