- By Kashish Rai
- Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:40 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Parama Ekadashi 2023: The Ekadashi Vrat is among the most significant fasts. The eleventh day of the fortnight of a lunar month is known as Ekadashi. Bright and dark fortnights make up a lunar month. Two Ekadashis fall each month, one in the Krishna Paksha (Dark Lunar Fortnight) and the other in the Shukla Paksha (Bright Lunar Fortnight). Hence, 24 Ekadashi fasts are observed annually. Devotees observe a fast and pray to Lord Vishnu on this day to attain salvation.
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The Parama Ekadashi Vrat will be observed on 12th August 2023, Saturday. The Ekadashi Tithi will begin on 11th August, 2023, at 05:06 A.M. and the Vrat Paaran timings are from 05:49 A.M. - 08:19 A.M. on 13th August, 2023.
As Ekadashi is one of the most sacred and pure fasts, one must follow some strict rules and mandatory guidelines to ensure that the fast culminates properly. According to the sacred Hindu texts, a person who wishes to keep the Ekadashi fast must follow some norms from the dashmi tithi (day before Ekadashi) itself.
Ekadashi Ke Niyam: Rules To Follow For Ekadashi Fasting
- One should not cut their hair and nails on the day of Ekadashi fasting.
- Refrain from washing your hair on the day of Ekadashi fasting. It is preferable to wash your hair one day before, i.e, Dwadashi tithi.
- Do not consume cabbage, carrot, spinach, and turnip to prepare the Ekadashi bhog.
- Refrain from plucking Tulsi leaves from the sacred plants on Ekadashi. Since it is essential to add tulsi leaves in the Bhog to offer to the lord, one can store the leaves the dashmi tithi.
- One must refrain from getting angry if observing the Ekadashi fast. Practice complete celibacy from one night before the Ekadashi tithi. It is preferable to do Harinam Sankirtan and recite Lord Vishnu Mantras.
- People observing the Ekadashi fast must not sleep in the afternoon. Do not speak false, lie, or engage in gambling.
- Make sure to not consume grains or break your fast till the Vrat Paaran timings arrive the next morning.
- Avoid cooking the bhog in any kind of refined oils or seed oils - mustard, soybean, and sesame oil. Cook the prasadam in clarified butter (ghee) instead.
(Disclaimer: This is based on general public information. Jagran English does not confirm its veracity. Before adopting any measures, consult an expert from the relevant field.)
