🐚Apara Ekadasi - अपरा एकादशी

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Ekadashi Date: Friday, 23 May 2025

As per the Hindu calendar, each month’s 11th tithi is called Ekadashi. Ekadashi is considered a day dedicated to Bhagwan Vishnu. There are two Ekadashi due to having two paksha's in a month, one on the Shukla Paksha and the other on the Krishna Paksha. Thus, there can be at least 24 Ekadashi in a year, but in the case of Adhik Mas (extra months), this number can also be 26.

The fast for Ekadashi is related to the three-day routine. Devotees do not take the evening meal after taking food in the afternoon a day before the fasting day, to ensure that there is no residual food left in the stomach the next day. Devotees strictly follow the rules of fasting on Ekadashi. And the next day ends the fast only after sunrise. Eating all types of grains is forbidden during Ekadashi fast.

[i]Those who do not keep Ekadashi fast for any reason, should not use rice in food on the day of Ekadashi and should avoid lies and blasphemy. The person who read Vishnusahsranam on Ekadashi, has special blessings of Bhagwan Vishnu.

[/i]The dates of Ekadashi fast may vary according to the different followers of the Vaishnav community. Know the dates of ISKCON Ekadashi Calendar 2025!

Begins Tithi	Ekadashi
Reason	Favorite Day of Lord Shri Vishnu.
Celebrations	Fast, Bhajan/Kirtan, Ekadasi Vrat Katha, Satyanarayn Katha.

अपरा एकादशी हिन्दी में पढ़ें

हिंदू पंचांग के अंतर्गत प्रत्येक माह की 11वीं तीथि को एकादशी कहा जाता है। एकादशी को भगवान विष्णु को समर्पित तिथि माना जाता है..

When is Ekadashi?

Apara Ekadashi [Place - New Delhi]

Samarth / Vaishnav / ISKCON / Gaudiya - Friday, May 23, 2025
Time of breaking the fast (Paran) – 24th May, 5:26 AM to 8:11 AM

Auspicious time of Apara Ekadashi
Ekadashi date - 23 May, 1:12 AM - 23 May 10:29 PM

❀ Apara / Achala Ekadashi Vrat Katha

Name of All Ekadashi

This festival page is appropriate to know which Ekadashi is in which month, which Ekadashi is today, next Ekadashi.

Ashvin Maas - Indira Ekadashi, Paashunkushaa Ekadashi
Adhika Maas: Padmini / Kamala / Purushottami Ekadashi, Parama Ekadashi
Kartik Maas - Rama Ekadashi, Devotthan / Prabodhini Ekadashi
Margashirsha / Agrahayana Maas - Utpanna Ekadashi, Mokshada Ekadashi
Paush Maas - Saphala Ekadashi, Pausha Putrada / Pavitra / Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Maagha Maas - Shat Tila Ekadashi, Jaya / Bhaimi Ekadashi
Phalguna Maas - Vijaya Ekadashi, Amalaki / Rang Bharni / Kunj / Khatu Ekadashi
Chaitra Maas - Papmochani Ekadashi, Kamada Ekadashi
Vaisakha Maas - Varuthini Ekadashi, Mohini Ekadashi
Jyeshta Maas - Apara / Achala Ekadashi, Nirjala / Rukmini-Haran Ekadashi
Ashaad Maas - Yogini Ekadashi, Devshayani Ekadashi
Shrawan Maas - Kamika Ekadashi, Putrada / Pavitra Ekadashi
Bhadrapada Maas - Aja / Annada Ekadashi, Parivartani / Parsva / Padma / Jayanti / Jal Jhulani / Dev Jhulani / Vamana Ekadashi

Trisparsha Ekadashi Mahayog

When there is Ekadashi, Dwadashi and Trayodashi in the same day, it is called Trisprasha Ekadashi. Trisparsha Ekadashi Mahayog Katha in Hindi

Types of Ekasadhi in Hindi

एकादशी दो प्रकार की होती है। 1 सम्पूर्णा 2. विद्धा
1) सम्पूर्णा - जिस तिथि में केवल एकादशी तिथि होती है अन्य किसी तिथि का उसमे मिश्रण नहीं होता उसे सम्पूर्णा एकादशी कहते है।

2) विद्धा एकादशी पुनः दो प्रकार की होती है
2. A) पूर्वविद्धा - दशमी मिश्रित एकादशी को पूर्वविद्धा एकादशी कहते हैं। यदि एकादशी के दिन अरुणोदय काल (सूरज निकलने से 1घंटा 36 मिनट का समय) में यदि दशमी का नाम मात्र अंश भी रह गया तो ऐसी एकादशी पूर्वविद्धा दोष से दोषयुक्त होने के कारण वर्जनीय है यह एकादशी दैत्यों का बल बढ़ाने वाली है। पुण्यों का नाश करने वाली है।

वासरं दशमीविधं दैत्यानां पुष्टिवर्धनम ।
मदीयं नास्ति सन्देह: सत्यं सत्यं पितामहः ॥ [पद्मपुराण]
दशमी मिश्रित एकादशी दैत्यों के बल बढ़ाने वाली है इसमें कोई भी संदेह नहीं है।

2. B) परविद्धा - द्वादशी मिश्रित एकादशी को परविद्धा एकादशी कहते हैं।
द्वादशी मिश्रिता ग्राह्य सर्वत्र एकादशी तिथि।
द्वादशी मिश्रित एकादशी सर्वदा ही ग्रहण करने योग्य है।

इसलिए भक्तों को परविद्धा एकादशी ही रखनी चाहिए। ऐसी एकादशी का पालन करने से भक्ति में वृद्धि होती है। दशमी मिश्रित एकादशी से तो पुण्य क्षीण होते हैं।

** एकादशी ये उपरोक्त मत वैष्णव, गौड़ीय वैष्णव एवं इस्कॉन संप्रदाय के मतानुसार है।

ISKCON Ekadashi Calendar 2025

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Next Dates(2025)

23 May 20256 June 20257 June 202521 June 20256 July 202521 July 20255 August 202519 August 20253 September 202517 September 20253 October 202517 October 20251 November 202515 November 20251 December 202515 December 202530 December 2025

Frequency

Half Monthly

Duration

1 Days

Begins Tithi

Ekadashi

Ends Tithi

Ekadashi

Months

Ekadashi Tithi of Every Month

Mantra

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya Namah ।, Hare Ram Mahamantra

Reason

Favorite Day of Lord Shri Vishnu.

Celebrations

Fast, Bhajan/Kirtan, Ekadasi Vrat Katha, Satyanarayn Katha.

Imp Places

All Four Dham, Shri Vishnu Mandir, Shri Ram Mandir, Shri Krishna Mandir, ISKCON Temples, All Vaishnav Home.

Past Dates

Mohini Ekadashi : 8 May 2025, Varuthini Ekadashi : 24 April 2025, Kamada Ekadashi : 8 April 2025, Vaishnav Papamochini Ekadashi : 26 March 2025, Papamochini Ekadashi : 25 March 2025, Amalaki Ekadashi : 10 March 2025, Vijaya Ekadashi : 24 February 2025, Jaya / Bhaimi Ekadashi : 8 February 2025, Shat Tila Ekadashi : 25 January 2025, Pausha Putrada Ekadashi : 10 January 2025, Saphala Ekadashi : 26 December 2024, Papankusha Ekadashi (Samart) : 13 October 2024, Putrada / Pavitra Ekadashi : 16 August 2024, Iskcon Utpanna Ekadashi : 9 December 2023, Param Ekadasi (Adhik Mas) : 12 August 2023

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Apara Ekadasi 2025 Dates

Festival	Date
Apara Ekadasi	23 May 2025
Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi	6 June 2025
Vaishnav Nirjala Ekadashi	7 June 2025
Yogini Ekadasi	21 June 2025
Devsayani Ekadashi	6 July 2025
Kamika Ekadashi	21 July 2025
Shravan Putrada Ekadashi	5 August 2025
Aja / Annada Ekadashi	19 August 2025
Parsva Ekadashi	3 September 2025
Indira Ekadashi	17 September 2025
Papankusha Ekadashi	3 October 2025
Rama Ekadashi	17 October 2025
Devotthan Ekadashi	1 November 2025
Utpanna Ekadashi	15 November 2025
Mokshada Ekadashi	1 December 2025
Saphala Ekadashi	15 December 2025
Paush Putrada Ekadashi	30 December 2025