Utpanna Ekadashi — 4 December 2026
Margashirsha 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
- 4 December 2026, Friday
- Ekadashi tithi
- 2026-12-03 11:04 pm se 2026-12-04 11:45 pm tak (IST)
- Parana (vrat kholne ka samay)
- 2026-12-05 ko 6:58 am se 10:30 am tak (IST)
- Chandra maas
- Margashirsha Krishna paksha
- Parana note
- Dwadashi tithi 12:52 am (2026-12-06) tak hai; parana subah 10:30 baje tak kar lein.
Vrat Katha — Ekadashi devi ka janm
Sabhi Ekadashiyon mein pehli — Utpanna Ekadashi — Ekadashi tithi ke janm ki katha kehti hai. Praacheen kaal mein Mur naam ka bhayaanak asur devtaon ko sataata tha. Bhagwan Vishnu ne usse hazaaron varsh tak yuddh kiya; thak kar ve Badrikashram ki ek gufa mein vishraam karne lage. Mur peechha karte hue gufa tak aa pahuncha aur sote Vishnu par prahaar karne hi wala tha ki Bhagwan ke shareer se ek divya kanya prakat hui — tejasvi, shastra-dhaaran kiye. Usne Mur se yuddh kiya aur uska vadh kar diya. Vishnu jaage to us kanya ko dekhkar prasann hue aur vardaan diya — tum meri shakti se utpann hui ho, isliye tumhaara naam Ekadashi hoga; jo bhi is tithi ko vrat rakhega, uske saare paap nasht honge aur use moksha milega. Tab se Margashirsha Krishna paksha ki Ekadashi ko Utpanna Ekadashi kehte hain — vraton ki janmadata tithi. Mur ka vadh karne wali devi ne jab Vishnu se vardaan maanga, to unhone kaha — tumhare naam ki tithi par jo vrat rakhega, use mere lok ki praapti hogi. Tab se har maah do Ekadashi ka vrat shuru hua. Isliye Utpanna Ekadashi ko sabhi vraton ka aarambh-divas maana jaata hai.
Vrat Vidhi
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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.
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Bhagwan Vishnu ki pooja karein — Tulsi-dal, peele phool, deep aur dhoop se; naivedya mein anna ka prayog na karein.
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Din bhar Vishnu ke naam ka jaap karein — 'Om Namo Bhagwate Vasudevaya' ya Vishnu Sahasranam ka paath karein.
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Vrat-katha sunein ya padhein — katha ke bina vrat adhura maana gaya hai.
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Raat mein jagaran karein — bhajan-keertan mein raat bitaana vishesh punya deta hai; ashakt hon to jaldi so sakte hain.
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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.
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Parana ke baad brahman ya zarooratmand ko bhojan karaayein aur yathashakti daan dein.
Is Ekadashi ke vishesh upay
Upay 1
Ekadashi vrat ki parampara shuru karni ho to isi din se shuru karein.
Upay 2
Vishnu ke saath Ekadashi devi ka bhi smaran karein.
Upay 3
Saare saal ke vraton ka sankalp is din lein.
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.