Rama Ekadashi
Rama Ekadashi falls in the dark fortnight before the Kartika Shukla observance of Prabodhini/Devutthana. Despite the name, it is not an observance dedicated specifically to Lord Rama.
Key facts
- Paksha
- Krishna Paksha
- Lunar month
- Kartika (Purnimanta); Ashwin (Amanta)
- Observed on
- The eleventh tithi of Krishna Paksha
- Deities
- Lord Vishnu, Lord Krishna
The story
A well-known vrata-katha concerns King Muchukunda, his daughter Chandrabhaga and her husband Shobhana. Shobhana observes Rama Ekadashi, and the narrative describes an extraordinary result of the fast while exploring the importance of sincere observance. Details vary among retellings; the names and the couple's story distinguish this katha from those of other Ekadashis.
Practices
- Devotees worship Vishnu and hear the story of Muchukunda, Chandrabhaga and Shobhana.
Common questions
- When is Rama Ekadashi observed?
- Rama Ekadashi is observed on the Krishna Paksha eleventh tithi (Ekadashi) of Kartika (Purnimanta); Ashwin (Amanta).
Types of Ekadashi
- Utpanna EkadashiMargashirsha (Purnimanta); Kartika (Amanta)
- Mokshada EkadashiMargashirsha
- Saphala EkadashiPausha (Purnimanta); Margashirsha (Amanta)
- Pausha Putrada EkadashiPausha
- Shattila EkadashiMagha (Purnimanta); Pausha (Amanta)
- Jaya EkadashiMagha
- Vijaya EkadashiPhalguna (Purnimanta); Magha (Amanta)
- Amalaki EkadashiPhalguna
- Papamochani EkadashiChaitra (Purnimanta); Phalguna (Amanta)
- Kamada EkadashiChaitra
- Varuthini EkadashiVaishakha (Purnimanta); Chaitra (Amanta)
- Mohini EkadashiVaishakha
- Apara EkadashiJyeshtha (Purnimanta); Vaishakha (Amanta)
- Nirjala EkadashiJyeshtha
- Yogini EkadashiAshadha (Purnimanta); Jyeshtha (Amanta)
- Devshayani EkadashiAshadha
- Kamika EkadashiShravana (Purnimanta); Ashadha (Amanta)
- Shravana Putrada EkadashiShravana
- Aja EkadashiBhadrapada (Purnimanta); Shravana (Amanta)
- Parivartini EkadashiBhadrapada
- Indira EkadashiAshwin (Purnimanta); Bhadrapada (Amanta)
- Papankusha EkadashiAshwin
- Rama EkadashiKartika (Purnimanta); Ashwin (Amanta)
- Prabodhini EkadashiKartika
- Padmini EkadashiAdhik Maas
- Parama EkadashiAdhik Maas