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Varuthini Ekadashi is observed on Vaishakha Krishna Ekadashi. According to the Padma Purana, it is the Ekadashi that gives good fortune in this world and the next, takes away every sin and grants enjoyment and liberation.
This Ekadashi falls after Hanuman Jayanti (Chaitra Purnima). In the amanta calendar it is called Chaitra Krishna Ekadashi, but the day is the same.
Significance of Varuthini Ekadashi
In the Padma Purana, Lord Krishna tells Yudhishthira that Varuthini Ekadashi of Vaishakha's dark fortnight gives good fortune, takes away every sin and cuts the bond of returning again and again to the womb. By this vow Kings Mandhata and Dhundhumara went to heaven, and Lord Shiva was freed from Brahma's skull.
Shri Krishna also ranks the gifts: an elephant is greater than a horse, land than an elephant, sesame than land, gold than sesame, and food than gold, for ancestors, gods and humans are all satisfied by food. But the greatest is the gift of learning, and one who keeps the Varuthini vow gains a fruit equal to it.
How Varuthini Ekadashi Is Celebrated
Devotees bathe in the morning, take the vow, worship Lord Vishnu as Madhusudana and hear the glory of Varuthini Ekadashi. The fast is kept without water, with water only or with fruit, as one is able, and a vigil is kept at night.
The rules of this Ekadashi span three days. On Dashami give up bell-metal vessels, urad, masoor, chickpeas, kodo millet, leafy greens, honey, another's food, eating twice and intercourse. On Ekadashi avoid gambling, sleep, betel, cleaning the teeth with a twig, slander, tale-bearing, theft, violence, sexual pleasure, anger and lies. On Dwadashi, even after the parana, avoid eating twice, oil, honey, exercise and travel.
Varuthini Ekadashi Puja Vidhi
Eat a single sattvic meal on Dashami, and on Ekadashi bathe in the morning and take the vow of fasting. Worship Lord Madhusudana, hear the glory of Varuthini Ekadashi, keep vigil at night, and the next day, on Dwadashi, give alms and break the fast within the parana muhurat.
About Varuthini Ekadashi
Varuthini Ekadashi is the vow kept on Vaishakha Krishna Ekadashi for good fortune and release from sin. This page gives its date, the vidhi of the fast, its three days of rules and a summary of the glory given in the Padma Purana.
Frequently Asked Questions
When is Varuthini Ekadashi in 2027?
Varuthini Ekadashi falls on Sunday, 2 May 2027. The parana time will be added here as the date approaches.
Why is Varuthini Ekadashi observed?
According to the Padma Purana, this vow gives good fortune in this world and the next, takes away every sin and grants enjoyment and liberation. Its fruit is said to equal ten thousand years of austerity and a gift of gold at Kurukshetra during a solar eclipse.
What should not be done on Varuthini Ekadashi?
According to the Padma Purana, on Ekadashi one should give up these eleven: gambling, sleep, betel, cleaning the teeth with a twig, speaking ill of others, slander, theft, violence, sexual pleasure, anger and lying.