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Vrat · Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi

Nirjala Ekadashi 2027

निर्जला एकादशी

Monday 14 June 2027 · in 226 days

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Nirjala Ekadashi, also called Bhimseni or Pandava Ekadashi, falls in the bright half of Jyeshtha. It is the one Ekadashi where going without even water is the rule, from sunrise until the next sunrise.

Parana muhurat8:14 AM to 10:57 AM

On 15 June, after sunrise and Hari Vasara, before Dwadashi ends. Ekadashi runs from 2:13 AM on 14 Jun to 2:09 AM on 15 Jun.

Delhi · times in IST

Pujas for Nirjala 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

Nirjala Ekadashi 2027: date and timings

Date
Monday 14 June 2027
Tithi
Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
2:13 AM, 14 June
Ekadashi ends
2:09 AM, 15 June
Parana (breaking the fast)
8:14 AM to 10:57 AM (15 June)
Sunrise
5:22 AM
Sunset
7:19 PM

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

Other years

Nirjala Ekadashi 2026: date and timings

Date
Thursday 25 June 2026
Tithi
Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
6:13 PM, 24 June
Ekadashi ends
8:10 PM, 25 June
Parana (breaking the fast)
5:25 AM to 8:12 AM (26 June)
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
7:22 PM

How to observe

  1. Eat a light, simple meal on Dashami evening.
  2. From sunrise on Ekadashi, go without food and water, or keep a lighter fast if health or age calls for it.
  3. Worship Vishnu with tulsi leaves, flowers and a lamp, and spend the night in bhajan if you can.
  4. Give water, earthen pots, hand fans or fruit to people out in the summer heat.
  5. Break the fast on Dwadashi morning after Hari Vasara, within the parana time shown above, starting with water.

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About Nirjala Ekadashi

Nirjala Ekadashi falls on the eleventh day of Jyeshtha Shukla, in the hottest part of the year. Nirjala means without water, and this is what makes it unlike every other Ekadashi: those who keep it in full take neither food nor water from sunrise on Ekadashi until sunrise on Dwadashi. It is widely seen as the most demanding Ekadashi of the year and, for that reason, one of the most respected.

It is also called Bhimseni or Pandava Ekadashi because of a story about Bhima, the strongest of the five Pandava brothers. His brothers and Draupadi kept every Ekadashi, but Bhima, with his great appetite, found he could not go hungry twice a month. He asked a sage for a way to share in the good of these fasts. The sage told him to keep just one, the Ekadashi of Jyeshtha Shukla, entirely without food or water. Bhima did so, and the story says this single fast brought him the merit of all the Ekadashis of the year.

Because it falls in the summer heat, Nirjala Ekadashi is also a day of giving water. Families set out clay pots of cool water, offer sweet sherbet to passers by, and give earthen pitchers, hand fans, umbrellas and seasonal fruit such as mangoes. Water stalls appear along streets in many towns, and a day of personal restraint becomes a day of care for others.

The fast begins after a light meal on Dashami evening. Vishnu is worshipped with tulsi, flowers and a lamp, and many stay awake at night singing bhajans. Families decide for themselves how strictly to keep it. People who are unwell, pregnant, elderly or on regular medication usually keep a lighter fast, with water, fruit or milk, as their family custom allows, and this is a familiar and accepted way to observe the day.

The fast is broken the next morning on Dwadashi, after Hari Vasara is over, within the parana time shown on this page. Many begin with a little water and something light before a full meal.

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