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Vrat · Jyeshtha Krishna Ekadashi

Apara Ekadashi 2027

अपरा एकादशी

Tuesday 1 June 2027 · in 213 days

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Apara Ekadashi, also called Achala Ekadashi, comes in the dark half of Jyeshtha. Apara means boundless, and the good of this fast is believed to reach without limit.

Parana muhurat5:23 AM to 8:09 AM

On 2 June, after sunrise and Hari Vasara, before Dwadashi ends. Ekadashi runs from 10:03 AM on 31 May to 9:40 AM on 1 Jun.

Delhi · times in IST

Pujas for Apara Ekadashi, in order

Vishnu Puja

विष्णु पूजाMorning, after bath

Vishnu is worshipped as the one who keeps the world in order, with tulsi and yellow flowers.

You will need
  • Vishnu idol or Shaligram
  • Tulsi leaves
  • Yellow flowers
  • Panchamrit
  • Ghee diya
  • Incense
Steps
  1. Bathe the idol or Shaligram with panchamrit.
  2. Offer tulsi leaves and yellow flowers.
  3. Chant the mantra 108 times.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवायom namo bhagavate vasudevaya
Aarti: Om Jai Jagdish Hare

ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥

जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का, स्वामी दुःख बिनसे मन का।
सुख सम्पत्ति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥

मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं मैं किसकी, स्वामी शरण गहूं मैं किसकी।
तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी॥

तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी, स्वामी तुम अन्तर्यामी।
पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥

तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता, स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता।
मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥

तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति, स्वामी सबके प्राणपति।
किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥

दीन बन्धु दुःख हर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे, स्वामी रक्षक तुम मेरे।
अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपने शरण लगाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥

विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा, स्वामी पाप हरो देवा।
श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥

Add your own deity

Many families also worship their own deity on a festival day. Each one opens a full guide with steps, mantra and aarti.

Vishnu Puja

विष्णु पूजाMorning, after bath

Vishnu is worshipped as the one who keeps the world in order, with tulsi and yellow flowers.

You will need
  • Vishnu idol or Shaligram
  • Tulsi leaves
  • Yellow flowers
  • Panchamrit
  • Ghee diya
  • Incense
Steps
  1. Bathe the idol or Shaligram with panchamrit.
  2. Offer tulsi leaves and yellow flowers.
  3. Chant the mantra 108 times.
  4. Sing the aarti.
Mantraॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवायom namo bhagavate vasudevaya
Aarti: Om Jai Jagdish Hare

ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे।
भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे॥

जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का, स्वामी दुःख बिनसे मन का।
सुख सम्पत्ति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का॥

मात पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं मैं किसकी, स्वामी शरण गहूं मैं किसकी।
तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी॥

तुम पूरण परमात्मा, तुम अन्तर्यामी, स्वामी तुम अन्तर्यामी।
पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सब के स्वामी॥

तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता, स्वामी तुम पालनकर्ता।
मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता॥

तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति, स्वामी सबके प्राणपति।
किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति॥

दीन बन्धु दुःख हर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे, स्वामी रक्षक तुम मेरे।
अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपने शरण लगाओ, द्वार पड़ा तेरे॥

विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा, स्वामी पाप हरो देवा।
श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, सन्तन की सेवा॥

Add your own deity

Many families also worship their own deity on a festival day. Each one opens a full guide with steps, mantra and aarti.

Other mantras for the day

  • ॐ क्ष्रौं नमो नरसिंहाय om kshraum namo narasimhaya

Apara Ekadashi 2027: date and timings

Date
Tuesday 1 June 2027
Tithi
Jyeshtha Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
10:03 AM, 31 May
Ekadashi ends
9:40 AM, 1 June
Parana (breaking the fast)
5:23 AM to 8:09 AM (2 June)
Sunrise
5:23 AM
Sunset
7:14 PM

Times for New Delhi (IST). Use the city button above for your own city.

Other years

Apara Ekadashi 2026: date and timings

Date
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Tithi
Jyeshtha Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
2:53 PM, 12 May
Ekadashi ends
1:30 PM, 13 May
Parana (breaking the fast)
5:31 AM to 8:13 AM (14 May)
Sunrise
5:31 AM
Sunset
7:03 PM

How to observe

  1. Eat a light, simple meal on Dashami evening.
  2. On Ekadashi, avoid grains and rice and keep a fruit and milk fast, or nirjala by choice. People with health conditions, pregnant women, the elderly and children can keep it with fruit and water instead.
  3. Worship Vishnu as Trivikrama with tulsi leaves, sandal paste, flowers and a lamp.
  4. If you wish, offer the merit of the fast to a loved one who has passed on.
  5. Break the fast on Dwadashi morning after Hari Vasara, within the parana time shown above.

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About Apara Ekadashi

Apara Ekadashi is the Ekadashi of Jyeshtha Krishna in the purnimanta calendar of North India; in the amanta calendar it falls in Vaishakha Krishna. It is also known as Achala Ekadashi, the steady one. On this day Vishnu is worshipped as Trivikrama, the form in which Vamana grew vast and measured the earth and the sky in his strides. In some northern regions the same day is also kept as Bhadrakali Jayanti, honouring an auspicious form of the Goddess.

The story, as Krishna tells it to Yudhishthira, is about a righteous king named Mahidhwaj. His younger brother Vajradhwaj resented him, and one night took the king’s life and buried him beneath a peepal tree. Because his end came so suddenly, the king’s spirit could not rest and lingered near the tree. Years later a sage named Dhaumya, passing that way, sensed the restless spirit. Out of compassion he kept the fast of Apara Ekadashi himself and gave its merit to the king. The story says Mahidhwaj then found peace and went on to the higher worlds.

What sets Apara Ekadashi apart is this idea of a fast kept on behalf of another, even someone the keeper never knew, and the belief that its good travels far beyond the person who keeps it. Many people quietly remember family members who have passed on as they keep this day, and some offer its merit to them.

The fast follows the familiar pattern. A light meal is eaten on Dashami evening. On Ekadashi grains and rice are not taken; people keep a phalahar of fruit and milk, or a waterless fast by choice. Trivikrama is worshipped with tulsi, flowers, sandal paste and a lamp, and the evening is given to bhajan and the chanting of Vishnu’s names.

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