Papankusha Ekadashi — 22 October 2026
Ashwin maas ke Shukla paksha ki Ekadashi. Neeche is din ka vrat-muhurat, katha, vidhi aur upay diye gaye hain.
Samay Delhi (Asia/Kolkata, IST) ke anusaar. Aapke sheher ka samay thoda alag ho sakta hai.
- Vrat ki tithi
- 22 October 2026, Thursday
- Ekadashi tithi
- 2026-10-21 2:12 pm se 2026-10-22 2:48 pm tak (IST)
- Parana (vrat kholne ka samay)
- 2026-10-23 ko 6:26 am se 10:30 am tak (IST)
- Chandra maas
- Ashwin Shukla paksha
- Parana note
- Dwadashi tithi 2:36 pm (2026-10-23) tak hai; parana subah 10:30 baje tak kar lein.
Vrat Katha — Kroor vyaadh Krodhana ka uddhaar
Vindhya parvat ke ghane van mein Krodhana naam ka ek atyant kroor vyaadh (shikaari) rehta tha. Jeev-hatya, chori, jhooth aur madya — usne jeevan bhar ghor paap kiye; dharma-daya se uska door tak naata na tha. Jab antkaal nikat aaya to Yamdoot use lene aa pahunche. Mrityu aur narak ki kalpana se kaanpta hua woh paas hi tapasya kar rahe Angira Rishi ki sharan mein bhaaga aur gidgidaaya — koi saral upaay bataaiye. Rishi ne daya karke kaha — aaj Ashwin Shukla paksha ki Papankusha Ekadashi hai; paapon ke liye yeh ankush (goad) ke samaan hai. Shraddha se vrat rakh, Vishnu ka naam jap aur raatri-jagaran kar. Shikaari ne sacche pashchataap se vrat kiya — ek hi vrat ke punya se jeevan bhar ke paap bhasm ho gaye, Yamdoot khaali haath laute, aur woh divya vimaan par Vaikuntha gaya. Seekh hai ki Bhagwan ki sharan mein kabhi der nahi hoti.
Vrat Vidhi
- 1
Dashami ki shaam se taiyaari shuru karein — halka sattvik bhojan lein, aur suryast ke baad anna na khaayein.
- 2
Ekadashi ko subah jaldi uthkar snaan karein aur vrat ka sankalp lein — nirjala, phalahar ya ek samay bhojan, apni shakti ke anusaar.
- 3
Bhagwan Vishnu ki pooja karein — Tulsi-dal, peele phool, deep aur dhoop se; naivedya mein anna ka prayog na karein.
- 4
Din bhar Vishnu ke naam ka jaap karein — 'Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya' ya Vishnu Sahasranam ka paath karein.
- 5
Vrat-katha sunein ya padhein — katha ke bina vrat adhura maana gaya hai.
- 6
Raat mein jagaran karein — bhajan-keertan mein raat bitaana vishesh punya deta hai; ashakt hon to jaldi so sakte hain.
- 7
Dwadashi ki subah snaan-pooja ke baad parana-muhurat mein vrat kholein — parana hamesha Dwadashi ko suryodaya ke baad aur diye gaye samay ke andar karein.
- 8
Parana ke baad brahman ya zarooratmand ko bhojan karaayein aur yathashakti daan dein.
Is Ekadashi ke vishesh upay
Upay 1
Jeev-hatya se door rehne ka sankalp lein; shakahari bhojan apnaayein.
Upay 2
Kisi bhi bure vyasan ko chhodne ke liye is din sankalp lein.
Upay 3
Raati-jagaran mein Vishnu ke naam ka jaap karein.
Aksar poochhe jaane wale sawaal
Ekadashi vrat mein kya kha sakte hain aur kya nahi?
Paramparik niyam ke anusaar Ekadashi ko anna (gehuun, chawal, daal, besan aadi) nahi khaaya jaata. Phal, doodh, meva, sabudana, kuttu aur sendha namak se bana bhojan liya ja sakta hai. Jo poorn upvaas na kar sakein, ve ek samay phalahar lekar bhi vrat rakh sakte hain — shraddha mukhya hai.
Parana kab karna chahiye?
Parana hamesha Dwadashi tithi ko suryodaya ke baad kiya jaata hai. Har Ekadashi page par aapke sheher (Dilli ke samay) ke anusaar parana ka sahi samay diya gaya hai — usee samay-seema ke andar vrat kholein. Dwadashi se pehle parana nahi karna chahiye.
Ekadashi ka vrat bachche, buzurg ya beemar vyakti rakh sakte hain?
Haan, par apni shakti ke anusaar. Bachchon, buzurgon, garbhavati mahilaon aur beemar vyaktiyon ke liye nirjala ya kathor upvaas zaroori nahi — ve phal-doodh par vrat rakh sakte hain ya keval pooja-katha karke bhi vrat ka punya pa sakte hain.
Smarta aur Vaishnav Ekadashi mein antar kya hai?
Jab Ekadashi tithi do din padti hai to pehle din Smarta (grihasth) aur doosre din Vaishnav (sanyasi, math-mandir parampara) vrat rakha jaata hai. Is site par di gayi tithi aam grihasth parampara ke anusaar hai; math-mandir se jude bhakt apne guru-parampara ka niyam follow karein.
Kya Ekadashi ko chawal khana varjit hai?
Haan, parampara ke anusaar Ekadashi ko chawal nahi khaaya jaata — chawal anna mein gina jaata hai. Kathaon mein kaha gaya hai ki Ekadashi ko anna mein paap ka vaas hota hai, isliye is din anna-tyaag ka niyam hai.