Jaya Ekadashi — 17 February 2027
Magha 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
- 17 February 2027, Wednesday
- Ekadashi tithi
- 2027-02-16 8:19 pm se 2027-02-17 5:32 pm tak (IST)
- Parana (vrat kholne ka samay)
- 2027-02-18 ko 6:58 am se 10:30 am tak (IST)
- Chandra maas
- Magha Shukla paksha
- Parana note
- Dwadashi tithi 2:28 pm (2027-02-18) tak hai; parana subah 10:30 baje tak kar lein.
Vrat Katha — Malyavan aur Pushpavati ka uddhaar
Devraaj Indra ki sabha mein Gandharva Malyavan aur apsara Pushpavati sangeet suna rahe the. Dono ek-doosre par mohit the, aur prem mein kho kar unka gaayan bigad gaya. Indra ne ise apmaan samjha aur krodh mein dono ko shraap diya — tum pishaach yoni mein janm lo. Dono divya shareer chhodkar bhayaanak pishaach ban gaye, Himalaya ki gufaaon mein bhatakte rahe, bhookh-pyaas se tadapte. Magha Shukla Ekadashi ke din unhe kuch khaane ko na mila aur sanyog se unse vrat ho gaya. Vrat ke punya se shraap kat gaya aur ve apne sundar roop mein laut aaye, Indra ki sabha mein vaapas sthaan paaya. Is Ekadashi ka naam Jaya pada — jo haar ko jeet mein badal de. Katha ka sandesh hai ki galti kisi se bhi ho sakti hai, par sacche man se kiya gaya vrat sabse bade shraap ko bhi kaat deta hai. Pishaach-yoni mein ve dono barf se dhaki gufaaon mein bhookh-pyaas se tadapte rahe, par unke mukh se Hari-naam na chhoota. Vrat ke prabhaav se jab shraap kata, to devtaon ne swayam pushp-varsha ki aur Indra ne unhe kshama karke sabha mein vaapas bulaaya.
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.
- 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
Kisi se kshama maangni ho to is din maang lein — Jaya ka arth hi jeet hai.
Upay 2
Vishnu Sahasranam ka paath karein, visheshkar shaam ko.
Upay 3
Apne kaam mein ek din ka maun-dharan karein — vaani ki shuddhi ke liye.
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.