Ekadashi · 2027
Papankusha Ekadashi 2027 — Monday, 11 October 2027
Papankusha Ekadashi falls on Monday, 11 October 2027 in New Delhi. Parana is on 12 Oct, 6:19 AM – 8:38 AM.
Computed for New Delhi
Monday, 11 October 2027
- Tithi
- Shukla Ekadashi: 10 Oct, 11:41 AM – 11 Oct, 2:09 PM
- Lunar month
- Ashvin
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:19 AM / 5:56 PM
- Arunodaya (96 min before sunrise)
- 4:43 AM
| Parana (breaking the fast) | 12 Oct, 6:19 AM – 12 Oct, 8:38 AM |
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Rule: Smarta rule: the day with Ekadashi at sunrise, with Dwadashi left for the next morning’s parana.
Smarta and Vaishnava
Both traditions fast on the same day this time: Ekadashi has begun by arunodaya (4:43 AM), so the day is not touched by Dashami.
The Vaishnava day uses the simple arunodaya rule only; ISKCON computes its calendar for its own place, so check with your temple.
How the parana window is set
The fast is broken the next day, in Dwadashi: after Hari Vasara (the first quarter of Dwadashi), preferably in the pratah kaal, avoiding madhyahna, and before Dwadashi ends.
All times come from our own engine for New Delhi’s sunrise, sunset and moonrise. In another city they shift by some minutes, and occasionally the day moves. Your city’s panchang
About Papankusha Ekadashi
Papankusha Ekadashi falls in the bright half of Ashvin, the day after Dussehra. An ankusha is the goad that steers an elephant, and the name pictures the fast as a goad that holds the mind back from wrongdoing. Vishnu is worshipped as Padmanabha, lying on Shesha with a lotus rising from his navel.
The katha
On the Vindhya mountains lived Krodhana, a fowler who had spent his life in cruelty. As his end drew near he grew afraid and went to the sage Angiras, asking how a man like him could be saved. The sage told him to keep Papankusha Ekadashi in Ashvin. Krodhana kept it with a sincere heart and found peace.
A summary of the Ekadashi mahatmya in the Padma and Bhavishya Uttara Puranas.
How Ekadashi is kept
- The fast runs from sunrise on Ekadashi to the parana on the next day. Many eat a single simple, sattvic meal on Dashami evening, before the fast begins.
- Grains and pulses, rice above all, are traditionally avoided. Fruit, milk, curd, nuts and phalahar foods such as sabudana, kuttu, singhara and potato are commonly eaten; the exact custom differs from family to family.
- The fast can be kept at different levels: nirjala (without water), phalahar (fruit and milk), or one meal without grains. Choose what suits your body; no single level is required of everyone.
- The day is given to Vishnu: tulsi leaves, a lamp, the Vishnu Sahasranama or a mantra such as Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya, and the katha of that Ekadashi. Tulsi is usually picked the day before, as many avoid plucking it on Ekadashi.
- Some stay awake at night singing bhajans (jagaran), and many give food or grain in charity.
- Parana is on Dwadashi, within the window shown in the list: after Hari Vasara, ideally early in the day, and before Dwadashi ends. The fast is usually broken with something light, often with a little tulsi water.
- Anyone who is pregnant or nursing, elderly, diabetic, on regular medication or unwell can keep a lighter fast — fruit and milk, or one meal — or simply keep the day in prayer. If you have a health condition, ask your doctor before fasting.
Questions people ask
When is Papankusha Ekadashi 2027?
Papankusha Ekadashi is on Monday, 11 October 2027 (New Delhi). Shukla Ekadashi tithi runs from 10 Oct, 11:41 AM – 11 Oct, 2:09 PM.
What is the parana time for Papankusha Ekadashi?
Parana is on Tuesday, 12 October 2027, 6:19 AM – 8:38 AM, after Hari Vasara and while Dwadashi lasts.
Is the Vaishnava Papankusha Ekadashi on a different day?
No. Ekadashi has begun by arunodaya, so Smarta and Vaishnava calendars both keep the fast on 11 October 2027.