Tuesday
Tuesday, 15 June 2027
Dvādaśī, Gaura (bright) pakṣa Jyeṣṭha (Trivikrama) māsa · Gaurābda 541 Nakṣatra: Svātī
Pāṇḍava Nirjalā Ekādaśī
- Fast today from grains and beans
Bhīmasena could not fast on every Ekādaśī, so Śrīla Vyāsadeva told him to keep this one without even water (nirjalā). Keeping it gives the merit of all the Ekādaśīs of the year.
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.