Amalaki Ekadashi — 18 March 2027
Phalguna 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
- 18 March 2027, Thursday
- Ekadashi tithi
- 2027-03-18 4:21 am se 2027-03-19 1:51 am tak (IST)
- Parana (vrat kholne ka samay)
- 2027-03-19 ko 6:28 am se 10:30 am tak (IST)
- Chandra maas
- Phalguna Shukla paksha
- Parana note
- Dwadashi tithi 11:17 pm (2027-03-19) tak hai; parana subah 10:30 baje tak kar lein.
Vrat Katha — Aamle ke ped ki pooja
Vaidisha nagri ke Raja Chaitraratha dharmatma the. Unke raajya mein Phalguna Shukla Ekadashi ko log aamle (amalaki) ke ped ki pooja karte the, kyunki maana jaata hai ki is ped mein Bhagwan Vishnu ka vaas hai. Ek baar raja ne swayam sabke saath vrat rakha; din bhar bhajan-keertan hua aur raat ko aamle ke ped ke neeche jagaran hua. Ek vyaadh (shikaari) bhi bheed mein aa gaya aur raat bhar keertan sunta raha — anjaane mein usse bhi vrat aur jagaran ka punya mil gaya. Kahte hain sabhi vratiyon ko Vaikuntha ki praapti hui, aur vyaadh agle janm mein raja bana. Amalaki Ekadashi ped-prakriti ki pooja ka parv bhi hai — aamla sehat ke liye amrit samaan maana gaya hai. Is din aamle ka daan aur sevan dono ka vishesh mahatva hai. Maana jaata hai ki aamle ke ped mein Bhagwan Vishnu swayam nivaas karte hain, isliye iski chhaaya mein baithkar kiya gaya jaap hazaron guna phal deta hai. Aamla shareer ke liye bhi amrit hai — is din aamle ka sevan aarogya badhaata hai aur daan karne se pitron ki tripti hoti 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
Aamle ka daan karein ya aamla khaayein — sehat aur punya dono ke liye.
Upay 2
Aamle ke ped ke neeche deepak jalaayein; ped na ho to ghar mein aamle par jal chadhaayein.
Upay 3
Is din ped-paudhon ki seva (paani dena) vishesh punya deti hai.
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.