Thursday
Thursday, 4 March 2027
Ekādaśī, Kṛṣṇa (dark) pakṣa Phālguna (Govinda) māsa Nakṣatra: Uttara-āṣāḍhā
Vijayā Ekādaśī
- Fast today from grains and beans
Lord Rāmacandra kept this Ekādaśī on the seashore, on the advice of the sage Bakadālbhya, before He crossed to Laṅkā. As its name says, it gives victory.
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.