Devshayani Ekadashi — 14 July 2027
Ashadha 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
- 14 July 2027, Wednesday
- Ekadashi tithi
- 2027-07-13 12:09 pm se 2027-07-14 1:10 pm tak (IST)
- Parana (vrat kholne ka samay)
- 2027-07-15 ko 5:32 am se 10:30 am tak (IST)
- Chandra maas
- Ashadha Shukla paksha
- Parana note
- Dwadashi tithi 2:41 pm (2027-07-15) tak hai; parana subah 10:30 baje tak kar lein.
Vrat Katha — Vishnu ka yog-nidra mein pravesh
Ashadh Shukla Ekadashi ko Bhagwan Vishnu Kshirsagar mein Sheshnaag ki shaiya par yog-nidra mein chale jaate hain — ise Devshayani ya Harishayani Ekadashi kehte hain. Devtaon ke liye yeh vishraam ka samay hai; kahte hain in chaar maheenon (Chaturmasya) mein srishti ka sanchalan Bhagwan Shiv sambhalte hain. Isi din se chaar maah tak vivah, griha-pravesh jaise maanglik kaarya rok diye jaate hain, aur sadhak niyam-vrat lete hain — koi ek samay bhojan karta hai, koi meetha chhodta hai, koi maun rakhta hai. Pauranik maanyata hai ki isi nidra-kaalin Vishnu ne Vamana roop mein Bali se teen pag dharti maangi thi. Devshayani ka vrat aatma-chintan ka avsar hai — chaar maheene sanyam, daan aur bhajan mein bitaane ka sankalp liya jaata hai, jiska paarayan Devuthani Ekadashi ko Vishnu ke jaagne par hota hai. Varsha ritu mein shareer bhi shithil hota hai aur man bhi — isliye rishiyon ne in maheenon ko antar-mukhi sadhana ke liye niyat kiya. Jo sadhak Chaturmasya mein ek bhi niyam nibha le — chahe vah brahmacharya ho, maun ho ya ek-bhukt — uska punya varshon ke vrat ke samaan maana gaya hai.
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
Chaturmasya ke liye ek niyam lein — meetha, tel ya ek samay bhojan chhodna.
Upay 2
Vishnu ke saath Lakshmi ki bhi pooja karein — dampati-sukh ke liye.
Upay 3
Chaaron maah mein niyamit deep-daan ya ann-daan 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.