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Vrat · Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi

Utpanna Ekadashi 2026

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Friday 4 December 2026 · in 34 days

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Utpanna means 'born'. This is the day the goddess Ekadashi is said to have come forth from Vishnu, which is why many people begin their yearly Ekadashi practice here.

Parana muhurat6:59 AM to 9:04 AM

On 5 December, after sunrise and Hari Vasara, before Dwadashi ends. Ekadashi runs from 11:04 PM on 3 Dec to 11:45 PM on 4 Dec.

Delhi · times in IST

Pujas for Utpanna 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

Utpanna Ekadashi 2026: date and timings

Date
Friday 4 December 2026
Tithi
Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
11:04 PM, 3 December
Ekadashi ends
11:45 PM, 4 December
Parana (breaking the fast)
6:59 AM to 9:04 AM (5 December)
Sunrise
6:58 AM
Sunset
5:23 PM

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

Other years

Utpanna Ekadashi 2027: date and timings

Date
Wednesday 24 November 2027
Tithi
Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
1:45 PM, 23 November
Ekadashi ends
12:12 PM, 24 November
Parana (breaking the fast)
6:51 AM to 8:57 AM (25 November)
Sunrise
6:50 AM
Sunset
5:24 PM

How to observe

  1. Take a light, sattvic meal on Dashami evening.
  2. If you are starting a yearly Ekadashi practice, make a simple resolution before Vishnu in the morning.
  3. Keep the day without grains or rice, with fruit and milk, or nirjala by choice. People with health conditions, pregnant women, the elderly and children can keep it with fruit and water instead.
  4. Offer tulsi, a lamp and flowers to Vishnu and to Ekadashi devi, and sing bhajans in the evening.
  5. Break the fast on Dwadashi in the parana time shown.

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About Utpanna Ekadashi

Utpanna Ekadashi falls on the eleventh day of the waning moon in Margashirsha, in the purnimanta calendar of North India. Most Ekadashis carry a story of what the fast once did for someone. This one is kept for the origin of the vow itself: the story says that Ekadashi is not only a date but a goddess, and that she appeared on this day.

The story, as Krishna tells it to Arjuna, begins with a demon named Mura who had driven the gods out of their heavens. Vishnu fought him for a long time and then withdrew to rest in a cave in Badrikashram. As Mura came into the cave to strike the sleeping Vishnu, a radiant young woman stepped out of Vishnu's own body and defeated him. When Vishnu woke, he was pleased. He named her Ekadashi because she was born on the eleventh day, and blessed her: those who keep her day with faith would be dear to him.

Because of this, Utpanna Ekadashi is the traditional starting point for anyone who wants to keep Ekadashi through the year. People who are new to the practice, or who are returning after a break, often make a small resolution here, before Vishnu, to keep the Ekadashis of the coming year in whatever form their health allows.

The fast is kept in the familiar way. A light, sattvic meal is taken on Dashami evening. On Ekadashi there are no grains or rice; fruit and milk are taken, or the day is kept nirjala by those who wish. Vishnu is worshipped with tulsi, incense and a lamp, and many also offer flowers to Ekadashi devi as a young goddess. The evening is spent in bhajan. The fast is broken the next morning, on Dwadashi, after Hari Vasara, within the parana time shown above.

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