Kamada Ekadashi — 17 April 2027
Chaitra 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 April 2027, Saturday
- Ekadashi tithi
- 2027-04-16 11:22 am se 2027-04-17 9:28 am tak (IST)
- Parana (vrat kholne ka samay)
- 2027-04-18 ko 5:54 am se 7:42 am tak (IST)
- Chandra maas
- Chaitra Shukla paksha
Vrat Katha — Lalit aur Lalita ki prem-katha
Raja Pundarika ke darbar mein Gandharva Lalit apni patni Lalita ke saath rehta tha. Ek din sangeet-sabha mein gaate hue Lalit ka dhyaan Lalita par chala gaya aur sur bigad gaya. Raja ne ise apmaan maana aur shraap diya — tum rakshasa yoni ko praapt ho. Sundar Lalit bhayaanak rakshasa ban gaya; Lalita roti-bilakhti Rishi Shringi ke aashram pahunchi. Rishi ne kaha — Chaitra Shukla paksha ki Kamada Ekadashi ka vrat apne pati ke liye rakh; kaamna poorn karne wali yeh Ekadashi use shraap se mukt karegi. Lalita ne kathor vrat rakha, aur vrat ke punya se Lalit phir divya Gandharva ban gaya. Dono sukh se rehne lage. Kamada ka arth hai ichchha poorn karne wali — maana jaata hai ki sacche man se maangi har shubh kaamna is vrat se poorn hoti hai, visheshkar dampati jeevan ki khushiyon ke liye. Lalita ne nange paanv jungle ka safar kiya tha, aankhon mein aansu aur man mein vishwas liye. Rishi ne jab vrat ka vidhaan bataaya, to usne pal bhar bhi sandeh na kiya — pati ke liye rakha gaya uska vrat itna prabal tha ki shraap ka andhkaar chhat gaya.
Vrat Vidhi
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Dashami ki shaam se taiyaari shuru karein — halka sattvik bhojan lein, aur suryast ke baad anna na khaayein.
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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
Pati-patni dono milkar vrat rakhein — dampati sukh ke liye vishesh.
Upay 2
Kisi ichchha ke liye Vishnu ke saamne phool chadhaakar prarthana karein.
Upay 3
Kisi prem-sambandh mein kadvaahat ho to is din sulah ka prayas karein.
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.