Tuesday
Tuesday, 19 January 2027
Ekādaśī, Gaura (bright) pakṣa Pauṣa (Nārāyaṇa) māsa · Gaurābda 540 Nakṣatra: Rohiṇī
Putradā Ekādaśī
- Fast today from grains and beans
King Suketumān of Bhadrāvatī and Queen Śaibyā had no son. On the advice of sages they kept this Ekādaśī and were blessed with a pious son.
Mahā-dvādaśī. This year the Ekādaśī is not fit for fasting by the rules of the scripture, so the fast is kept today, on the Dvādaśī. Such a day is called a Mahā-dvādaśī.
How to keep Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī, the eleventh day of each fortnight of the moon, is very dear to Lord Hari. Devotees fast from grains and beans, chant more rounds, read and hear about Kṛṣṇa, and break the fast the next morning within the given time.
Songs to sing
Dates and fasting times follow the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar (GCal) for Vrindavan. Times in your town can differ by a few minutes.