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Vrat · Shravan Shukla Ekadashi

Shravana Putrada Ekadashi 2027

श्रावण पुत्रदा एकादशी

Thursday 12 August 2027 · in 285 days

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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, also called Pavitropana Ekadashi, falls in the bright half of Shravana. It is kept by couples who pray for a child, and by many parents for the wellbeing of their children.

Parana muhurat9:36 AM to 11:06 AM

On 13 August, after sunrise and Hari Vasara, before Dwadashi ends. Ekadashi runs from 12:59 AM on 12 Aug to 3:00 AM on 13 Aug.

Delhi · times in IST

Pujas for Shravana Putrada 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

Shravana Putrada Ekadashi 2027: date and timings

Date
Thursday 12 August 2027
Tithi
Shravan Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
12:59 AM, 12 August
Ekadashi ends
3:00 AM, 13 August
Parana (breaking the fast)
9:36 AM to 11:06 AM (13 August)
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
7:03 PM

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

Other years

Shravana Putrada Ekadashi 2026: date and timings

Date
Sunday 23 August 2026
Tithi
Shravan Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
2:01 AM, 23 August
Ekadashi ends
4:19 AM, 24 August
Parana (breaking the fast)
10:50 AM to 11:05 AM (24 August)
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
6:52 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 with tulsi leaves, flowers and a lamp, and offer a pavitra thread if that is your custom.
  4. Keep the fast together as a couple or as a family, with your hopes for children in mind.
  5. Break the fast on Dwadashi morning after Hari Vasara, within the parana time shown above.

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About Shravana Putrada Ekadashi

Putrada means the giver of children. There are two Putrada Ekadashis in the year: this one in Shravana Shukla, and another in Pausha Shukla. The Pausha Putrada Ekadashi is more widely kept in North India, while many other regions give the Shravana one more importance. Couples hoping for a child often keep it together, and parents keep it with their children’s health and happiness in mind.

The story, as Krishna tells it to Yudhishthira, is about King Mahijit of Mahishmati, a kind and fair ruler who had no child. His sorrow was shared by his people, who loved him. His ministers and subjects went into the forest in search of guidance and met a wise sage named Lomasha. Seeing their care for their king, the sage advised them to keep the Ekadashi of Shravana Shukla together and to offer its merit to the king and queen. The whole kingdom kept the fast with devotion, and the story says the queen in time gave birth to a son.

The story is also remembered for how an entire kingdom fasted for someone else’s hope, and that shared, caring spirit is still part of the day. Relatives and friends sometimes keep the fast alongside a couple, as a quiet way of standing with them.

Its other name, Pavitropana, comes from the custom of offering a pavitra to Vishnu: a garland or loop of sacred thread, often of cotton or silk tied in many knots. In many temples and homes the pavitra is placed on the deity on this day or in the days around it, as a sign of renewing one’s bond of devotion for the year ahead.

A light meal is taken on Dashami evening, grains and rice are avoided on Ekadashi, and a phalahar of fruit and milk is kept, or nirjala by choice. The fast is broken the next morning on Dwadashi, after Hari Vasara has passed, within the parana time shown on this page.

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