Papmochani Ekadashi — 2 April 2027
Chaitra 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
- 2 April 2027, Friday
- Ekadashi tithi
- 2027-04-02 12:45 am se 2027-04-03 2:52 am tak (IST)
- Parana (vrat kholne ka samay)
- 2027-04-03 ko 6:10 am se 10:30 am tak (IST)
- Chandra maas
- Chaitra Krishna paksha
- Parana note
- Dwadashi tithi 4:27 am (2027-04-04) tak hai; parana subah 10:30 baje tak kar lein.
Vrat Katha — Rishi Medhavi aur Manjughosha
Chaitraratha van mein Rishi Medhavi ghor tapasya kar rahe the. Devtaon ko darr hua ki ve Indra ka aasan na chheen lein, to Kamadeva ne apsara Manjughosha ko unki tapasya bhang karne bheja. Manjughosha ke roop-madhurya mein rishi kho gaye — dono saath rehne lage, aur kab 57 saal beet gaye, pata hi na chala. Ek din Medhavi ko hosh aaya; unhe apni tapasya nasht hone ka dukh hua aur krodh mein unhone Manjughosha ko pishaachini hone ka shraap de diya. Manjughosha ne kshama maangi to rishi ko bhi pashchataap hua. Dono Rishi Lomasha ke paas gaye, jinhone Chaitra Krishna paksha ki Papmochani Ekadashi ka vrat bataaya. Dono ne shraddha se vrat rakha — Manjughosha shraap se mukt hui aur Medhavi ki tapasya phir safal hui. Paap se mochan dilaane wali is Ekadashi ka sandesh hai ki pashchataap aur vrat se bada se bada dosh dhul jaata hai. Chaitra maas mein vasant ritu hoti hai — naya jeevan, nayi shuruaat. Isi bhaav se yeh vrat sikhaata hai ki ateet ke paap chahe kitne bhi hon, sacche man ka pashchataap aur Ekadashi ka vrat manushya ko phir se nirmal bana deta 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
Kisi purani galti ka pashchataap ho to is din vrat rakhkar nayi shuruaat karein.
Upay 2
Tulsi ke paudhe mein jal dekar kshama-prarthana karein.
Upay 3
Jhooth, chori ya kisi bure aadat ko chhodne ka sankalp 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.