Mokshada Ekadashi — 20 December 2026
Margashirsha 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
- 20 December 2026, Sunday
- Ekadashi tithi
- 2026-12-19 10:09 pm se 2026-12-20 8:15 pm tak (IST)
- Parana (vrat kholne ka samay)
- 2026-12-21 ko 7:08 am se 10:30 am tak (IST)
- Chandra maas
- Margashirsha Shukla paksha
- Parana note
- Dwadashi tithi 5:36 pm (2026-12-21) tak hai; parana subah 10:30 baje tak kar lein.
Vrat Katha — Raja Vaikhanasa ke pita ka moksha
Gokul nagri ke Raja Vaikhanasa ne ek raat swapn mein apne pita ko narak mein kasht bhogte dekha. Vyaakul raja Rishi Parvata ke paas gaye; rishi ne dhyaan mein dekhkar kaha — tumhaare pita poorv janm ke paapon se narak bhog rahe hain; upaay hai Margashirsha Shukla paksha ki Ekadashi ka vrat. Raja ne patni-parivaar sahit Mokshada Ekadashi ka vrat rakha aur uska punya pita ko arpit kiya — pita narak se mukt hokar swarg gaye. Isi din Kurukshetra mein Shri Krishna ne Arjun ko Geeta ka upadesh diya tha, isliye Mokshada Ekadashi ko Geeta Jayanti bhi manaaya jaata hai. Mokshada ka arth hai moksha dene wali — maana jaata hai ki is vrat se vrat rakhn wala swayam to mukt hota hi hai, uske pitra bhi narak se chhoot jaate hain. Is din Geeta ka paath vishesh punya deta hai. Kurukshetra ke maidaan mein jab Arjun ne shastra rakh diye the, tab Shri Krishna ne jo upadesh diya, vahi Geeta hai — kartavya, nishkaam karma aur aatma ke amar hone ka gyaan. Mokshada Ekadashi par Geeta ke kuch shlokon ka paath bhi moksha-daayak maana gaya hai. Jo vyakti is din Geeta ka adhyayan karta hai, uske poorvajon ko bhi sadgati milti 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.
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Parana ke baad brahman ya zarooratmand ko bhojan karaayein aur yathashakti daan dein.
Is Ekadashi ke vishesh upay
Upay 1
Shrimad Bhagwad Geeta ka paath karein ya Geeta ke shlok sunein.
Upay 2
Pitraon ke naam par daan karein — moksha-dayini tithi hai.
Upay 3
Kisi dharm-granth ka daan karein (Geeta, Ramayan).
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.