Ekadashi · 2026
Papmochani Ekadashi 2026पापमोचनी एकादशी
Papmochani Ekadashi, the last Ekadashi of the Vikram Samvat year, is kept to be released (mochan) from sins.
Sunday, 15 March 2026
Chaitra Krishna Ekadashi · Vikram Samvat 2083 · New Delhi
पापमोचनी एकादशी 2026 रविवार, 15 मार्च 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।
Papmochani Ekadashi dates in other years →Papmochani Ekadashi 2026 timings· मुहूर्त
- Krishna Ekadashi begins
- 08:11 am, 14 March
- Krishna Ekadashi ends
- 09:16 am
- Parana (break the fast) from
- 06:30 am, 16 March
- Dwadashi ends (finish parana before)
- 09:41 am
Times are for New Delhi (IST).
Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय
Hindu date: Chaitra Krishna 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. In other cities, and especially outside India, the tithi changes at a different local time, so a festival 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 Papmochani Ekadashi· महत्व
The sage Medhavi's long penance was broken by the apsara Manjughosha, and in anger he cursed her to become a pishachi. On his father's advice both kept this Ekadashi and were freed from the curse and from their faults.
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.
Other Ekadashis in 2026· अन्य एकादशी
Aarti, chalisa and mantras· आरती, चालीसा व मंत्र
Papmochani Ekadashi in other years· अन्य वर्ष
FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न
When is Papmochani Ekadashi in 2026?
Papmochani Ekadashi 2026 is on Sunday, 15 March 2026 (New Delhi).
What is the tithi of Papmochani Ekadashi?
Papmochani Ekadashi: Chaitra Krishna Ekadashi. In 2026 it falls on Sunday, 15 March 2026, with Krishna Ekadashi deciding the day.
पापमोचनी एकादशी 2026 कब है?
पापमोचनी एकादशी 2026 रविवार, 15 मार्च 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।