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Vrat · Vaishakh Krishna Ekadashi

Varuthini Ekadashi 2027

वरूथिनी एकादशी

Sunday 2 May 2027 · in 183 days

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Varuthini Ekadashi comes in the dark half of Vaishakha, when Vishnu is worshipped in his Vamana form. It is, above all, a day of giving.

Parana muhurat5:39 AM to 8:18 AM

On 3 May, after sunrise and Hari Vasara, before Dwadashi ends. Ekadashi runs from 6:54 PM on 1 May to 7:53 PM on 2 May.

Delhi · times in IST

Pujas for Varuthini 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

Varuthini Ekadashi 2027: date and timings

Date
Sunday 2 May 2027
Tithi
Vaishakh Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
6:54 PM, 1 May
Ekadashi ends
7:53 PM, 2 May
Parana (breaking the fast)
5:39 AM to 8:18 AM (3 May)
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
6:56 PM

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

Other years

Varuthini Ekadashi 2026: date and timings

Date
Monday 13 April 2026
Tithi
Vaishakh Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins
1:18 AM, 13 April
Ekadashi ends
1:09 AM, 14 April
Parana (breaking the fast)
6:55 AM to 8:30 AM (14 April)
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
6:45 PM

How to observe

  1. Take a light, simple meal on Dashami evening.
  2. On Ekadashi, avoid grains and rice and keep a fruit and milk fast, or a waterless one by choice.
  3. Worship Vishnu as Vamana with tulsi leaves, sesame, flowers and a lamp.
  4. Give food, grain or sesame to someone in need, or feed cows and birds.
  5. Break the fast on Dwadashi morning after Hari Vasara, within the parana time shown above.

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About Varuthini Ekadashi

Varuthini Ekadashi is the Ekadashi of Vaishakha Krishna in the North Indian purnimanta calendar; in the amanta calendar used in the south and west, the same day is counted in Chaitra Krishna. The word varuthini suggests armour or shelter, and the fast is believed to wrap those who keep it in a sense of protection and calm. Vishnu is worshipped on this day as Vamana, the small, gentle brahmin boy who asked King Bali for only three steps of land.

The story, as Krishna tells it to Yudhishthira, praises this Ekadashi through the kings who kept it, King Mandhata among them. Mandhata is remembered as a just and generous ruler, and the story says this fast brought him peace and lasting good. The same telling dwells at length on giving. It places the gift of food among the very highest of gifts, because food sustains every living being, and it speaks warmly of giving sesame, which is held dear to Vishnu.

So Varuthini has a generous, outward looking character. Many families cook simple food to share, give grain, sesame or water to those who need it, or feed cows and birds. In some homes people also keep small personal disciplines through the day: speaking gently, staying away from quarrels and living simply, so that the fast is kept in the mind as well as at the table.

The fast itself follows the familiar pattern. A light meal is taken on Dashami evening. On Ekadashi grains and rice are not eaten; most people keep a phalahar of fruit and milk, and some go without water by choice. Vamana, or Vishnu in any form the family worships, is offered tulsi, sesame, flowers and a lamp, and the evening is spent in bhajan.

The fast is broken the next morning on Dwadashi, after Hari Vasara is over, within the parana time shown on this page. Many like to give a little food to someone before they eat.

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