Rama Ekadashi — 5 November 2026
Kartik maas ke Krishna 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
- 5 November 2026, Thursday
- Ekadashi tithi
- 2026-11-04 11:03 am se 2026-11-05 10:36 am tak (IST)
- Parana (vrat kholne ka samay)
- 2026-11-06 ko 6:35 am se 10:30 am tak (IST)
- Chandra maas
- Kartik Krishna paksha
- Parana note
- Dwadashi tithi 10:31 am (2026-11-06) tak hai; parana subah 10:30 baje tak kar lein.
Vrat Katha — Chandrabhaga aur Shobhana
Raja Chandrasena ki putri Chandrabhaga ka vivah Shobhana se hua tha. Chandrabhaga ne pati se kaha — mere pita ke raajya mein Dashami se hi sab Ekadashi ka niyam rakhte hain, tum bhi vrat rakhna. Shobhana shareer se durbal tha aur use darr tha ki vrat mein uske praan na nikal jaayein, par patni ke aagrah par usne Kartik Krishna paksha ki Rama Ekadashi ka vrat rakh liya. Vrat ke prabhaav se uska shareer chhoot gaya, par shraddha ke kaaran use Mandarachal par ek divya nagar praapt hua — sone-chaandi ke mahal, apaar sukh. Baad mein Chandrabhaga ne bhi vrat ke punya se usi lok mein pati se milan paaya. Rama Ekadashi Lakshmi (Rama) ke naam wali Ekadashi hai — maana jaata hai ki is vrat se dhan-dhaanya aur sukh-samriddhi milti hai, aur adhuri shraddha se kiya gaya vrat bhi vyarth nahi jaata. Shobhana ne vrat anichchha se rakha tha, phir bhi uska phal mila — kyunki Bhagwan bhaav se adhik nishtha dekhte hain. Chandrabhaga ne jab suna ki pati ko divya lok mila hai, to usne bhi agle varsh poori shraddha se vrat rakha aur pati se jaa mili. Dampati ke liye yeh vrat vishesh shubh maana gaya hai.
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
Lakshmi-Vishnu ki sanyukt pooja karein — dhan-samriddhi ke liye.
Upay 2
Kamzor shareer wale phal-aahar par vrat rakhein; shraddha hi mukhya hai.
Upay 3
Tijori ya dhan-sthaan ki safai karke deepak jalaayein.
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.