Varuthini Ekadashi
Also called: Varūthinī Ekadashi
Varuthini is associated in the vrata tradition with protection, good fortune and turning away from harmful conduct. The Puranic account primarily explains the observance's religious merit and compares it with other acts of devotion and charity.
Key facts
- Paksha
- Krishna Paksha
- Lunar month
- Vaishakha (Purnimanta); Chaitra (Amanta)
- Observed on
- The eleventh tithi of Krishna Paksha
- Deities
- Lord Vishnu, Lord Krishna
The story
Unlike several Ekadashis whose popular accounts center on one named protagonist, the Varuthini Ekadashi mahatmya is often presented as a discourse describing the value of the vrata and the conduct recommended to devotees. Modern retellings may differ in the examples they include.
Practices
- Devotees worship Vishnu and follow their customary fast.
Common questions
- When is Varuthini Ekadashi observed?
- Varuthini Ekadashi is observed on the Krishna Paksha eleventh tithi (Ekadashi) of Vaishakha (Purnimanta); Chaitra (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