Ekadashi dates · पर्व तिथि
When is Nirjala Ekadashi?निर्जला एकादशी कब है?
Nirjala Ekadashi, the strictest of the year, is kept without even water from sunrise to the next sunrise and is said to give the merit of all twenty-four Ekadashis.
Next · Nirjala Ekadashi 2027
Monday, 14 June 2027
सोमवार, 14 जून 2027
Nirjala Ekadashi 2027: timings and parana →Nirjala Ekadashi dates· तिथियाँ
Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय
Hindu date: Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi.
Ekadashi is kept on the day before Dwadashi is current at sunrise, so that the fast can be broken (parana) within Dwadashi. Usually that is simply the day Ekadashi is current at sunrise; when Ekadashi spans two sunrises or is lost between them, this rule decides the day.
Dates are calculated for New Delhi; elsewhere they can fall a day earlier or later. Month names follow the Purnimanta calendar used in North India, where a month ends on Purnima. How we calculate
About Nirjala Ekadashi· महत्व
Bhima, who could not bear to go hungry, asked Vyasa how he could earn the merit of the Ekadashis. Vyasa told him to keep just this one, without food or water, which is why it is also called Bhimseni or Pandava Ekadashi.
Falling in the peak of summer, it is a day for giving water pots, fans and sherbet to others.
How to keep the fast· विधि
- Eat a single sattvic meal without grains on Dashami, the day before.
- On Ekadashi avoid rice, wheat, pulses and beans; keep a full fast, a water-only fast or a fruit-and-milk (phalahar) fast as health allows.
- Worship Lord Vishnu with tulsi leaves, a ghee lamp and yellow flowers; read the Ekadashi katha or the Vishnu Sahasranama.
- Stay awake in bhajan or japa through the night if you can.
- Break the fast (parana) on Dwadashi after sunrise, after the first quarter of Dwadashi (Hari Vasara) and before Dwadashi ends.
Aarti, chalisa and mantras· आरती, चालीसा व मंत्र
FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न
When is Nirjala Ekadashi?
The next Nirjala Ekadashi is on Monday, 14 June 2027 (New Delhi).
When is Nirjala Ekadashi in 2026?
Nirjala Ekadashi 2026: Thursday, 25 June 2026.
When is Nirjala Ekadashi in 2027?
Nirjala Ekadashi 2027: Monday, 14 June 2027.
When is Nirjala Ekadashi in 2028?
Nirjala Ekadashi 2028: Saturday, 3 June 2028.
निर्जला एकादशी कब है?
निर्जला एकादशी 2027 सोमवार, 14 जून 2027 को है (नई दिल्ली)।