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Vrat · Ashwin Shukla Ekadashi

Papankusha Ekadashi 2027

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Monday 11 October 2027 · in 345 days

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Papankusha Ekadashi comes in the bright half of Ashwin, right after Dussehra. Vishnu is worshipped as Padmanabha, and the day is known for generous giving.

Parana muhurat6:19 AM to 8:38 AM

On 12 October, after sunrise and Hari Vasara, before Dwadashi ends. Ekadashi runs from 11:41 AM on 10 Oct to 2:09 PM on 11 Oct.

Delhi · times in IST

Pujas for Papankusha 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

Papankusha Ekadashi 2027: date and timings

Date
Monday 11 October 2027
Tithi
Ashwin Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
11:41 AM, 10 October
Ekadashi ends
2:09 PM, 11 October
Parana (breaking the fast)
6:19 AM to 8:38 AM (12 October)
Sunrise
6:19 AM
Sunset
5:56 PM

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

Other years

Papankusha Ekadashi 2026: date and timings

Date
Thursday 22 October 2026
Tithi
Ashwin Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
2:13 PM, 21 October
Ekadashi ends
2:49 PM, 22 October
Parana (breaking the fast)
6:26 AM to 8:42 AM (23 October)
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
5:44 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 Padmanabha with lotus or other flowers, tulsi leaves and a lamp.
  4. Give food, cloth or something useful to someone who needs it.
  5. Break the fast on Dwadashi morning after Hari Vasara, within the parana time shown above.

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About Papankusha Ekadashi

Papankusha Ekadashi falls on the eleventh day of Ashwin Shukla, usually the day after Vijaya Dashami. The festive season is in full swing, the rains have ended and the air is turning clear. The name joins two words: papa, wrongdoing, and ankusha, the goad a mahout uses to guide an elephant. The day is understood as a gentle check on the mind, a pause to steer it away from careless habits and back toward what is good.

Vishnu is worshipped on this day as Padmanabha, the one from whose navel rises the lotus that holds Brahma, the creator. The story, as Krishna tells it to Yudhishthira, praises worship of this form with flowers, tulsi, incense and lamps, and holds that remembering Vishnu with a calm heart on this day carries great merit. A story is also told of a hunter named Krodhana, who had lived a harsh life in the Vindhya mountains. Near the end of his days he went to the sage Angiras and asked how he could set things right. The sage told him of this Ekadashi, and the story says that by keeping it he found peace.

Giving lies close to the heart of Papankusha Ekadashi. The story speaks warmly of gifts made on this day: food, grain, sesame, cloth, umbrellas, footwear and, for those who can, land or cows. Many families give to temples, to the poor or to the people who work for them, and it is a natural moment to share some of the festive season’s plenty.

The fast follows the familiar pattern. A light meal is taken on Dashami evening. On Ekadashi grains and rice are set aside; people keep a phalahar of fruit and milk, or nirjala by choice. Padmanabha is worshipped with lotus or other flowers, tulsi and a lamp, and the evening is spent in bhajan.

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