When is Devshayani Ekadashi?
Devshayani Ekadashi in 2027 falls on July 14, 2027, Wednesday. It is the Ekadashi of the Shukla paksha of Ashadh month, also called Harishayani or Padma Ekadashi. Do the parana on July 15: after 5:33 am and before 2:41 pm.
Devshayani Ekadashi: date and parana time
| Year | Date | Ekadashi tithi | Parana (breaking the vrat) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | July 14, 2027, Wednesday | 12:09 pm, July 13 to 1:11 pm, July 14 | July 15: after 5:33 am, before 2:41 pm |
By the udaya tithi rule, for New Delhi.
Significance of Devshayani Ekadashi
Where it is celebrated: all over India
On this day Lord Vishnu goes into yoga-nidra in the Kshir Sagar (ocean of milk) and Chaturmas begins. For the next four months auspicious work like weddings is not done; it begins again on Dev Uthani Ekadashi.
In Maharashtra it is called Ashadhi Ekadashi, when the wari reaches Pandharpur for darshan of Vitthal.
Sometimes the Smarta (householder) and Vaishnav Ekadashi fall on different days; followers of the Vaishnav tradition keep the vrat on the next day.
Devshayani Ekadashi puja vidhi
- From the night before Dashami, eat sattvik food and avoid rice.
- On the morning of Ekadashi, bathe and take the sankalp (vow) of the vrat before Lord Vishnu.
- Offer yellow flowers, tulsi leaves, fruit and panchamrit to Vishnu ji, and light a ghee diya.
- Do jaap of 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya', and read the Vishnu Sahasranama or the Ekadashi katha.
- During the day keep a phalahar (fruit-only) or nirjala (waterless) vrat as your health allows, and sing bhajan-kirtan at night.
- The next day (Dwadashi), after sunrise and before Dwadashi ends, give daan (charity) and break the vrat (parana).
Upcoming Ekadashi
Frequently asked questions
When is Devshayani Ekadashi 2027?
Devshayani Ekadashi in 2027 falls on July 14, 2027, Wednesday. It is the Ekadashi of the Shukla paksha of Ashadh month, also called Harishayani or Padma Ekadashi. Do the parana (break the vrat) on July 15: after 5:33 am and before 2:41 pm.
When is the parana of Devshayani Ekadashi?
July 15: after 5:33 am, before 2:41 pm (New Delhi).
What is the significance of Devshayani Ekadashi?
The day Lord Vishnu goes into yoga-nidra; Chaturmas begins. On this day Lord Vishnu goes into yoga-nidra in the Kshir Sagar (ocean of milk) and Chaturmas begins. For the next four months auspicious work like weddings is not done; it begins again on Dev Uthani Ekadashi.
What can you eat in the Ekadashi vrat?
Fruit, milk, curd, sabudana, kuttu, singhara, potato, sweet potato and sendha (rock) salt. Rice, wheat, dals, onion-garlic and ordinary salt are not eaten.
When should the Ekadashi parana be done?
The next day, during Dwadashi tithi, after sunrise. Parana is best done once Hari Vasar (the first quarter of Dwadashi) has passed.
Why is rice not eaten on Ekadashi?
By tradition, grains — especially rice — are given up on Ekadashi, so that the body and mind stay light and attention stays on God.
Devshayani Ekadashi 2027 date and parana time?
Devshayani Ekadashi 2027: July 14, 2027. Parana (breaking the vrat): July 15, after 5:33 am and before 2:41 pm (New Delhi).