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Thursday, 5 October 1775

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Papankusha Ekadasi

Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī

Thursday, October 5, 1775

Bengaluru, India

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Śrī Ekādaśī Devī in serene padmāsana dhyāna
Śrī Ekādaśī Devī: The divine protective energy of Lord Viṣṇu presiding over sacred fasting vows.

Same across Smārta and Vaishnava, amānta and pūrṇimānta.

From the pañchāṅga

Wed · 4 Oct · 8:43 PM
Thu · 5 Oct · 6:02 PM
Thu · 5 Oct · 6:02 PM

The tithi begins on Wednesday afternoon. At that day’s , is still prevailing: so the fast follows the next day, when reaches sunrise.

The fast

at sunrise
Thu · 5 Oct · 6:32 AM
pāraṇa window
Fri · 6 Oct · 6:32 AM – 9:31 AM

Many keep a stricter fast from sunset the evening before.

Authentic Śāstric Method

The 3-Day Observance Arc

Ekādaśī is a three-day discipline. Preparation begins on Daśamī.

1

Daśamī · Day of Preparation (Samyama)

Wednesday, 4 October 1775

Eat a single light sattvic meal before sunset. Avoid heavy grains, lentils, or eating late at night. Take a holy bath and resolve for the fast.

2

Ekādaśī · Day of Fast & Vigil (Vrata)

Thursday, October 5, 1775 · Begins 6:32 AM (Sunrise)

Complete fast from sunrise to sunrise (water-only, fruits, or Nirjala as per capacity). Continuous prayer, chanting, and night vigil (Jāgaraṇa).

3

Dvādaśī · Breaking the Fast (Pāraṇā)

Friday, 6 October 1775 · Pāraṇā Window: 6:32 AM – 9:31 AM

Morning bath, offer charity (dāna) to the needy or Brahmins, and break the fast strictly within the pāraṇā window before Dvādaśī ends.

Today's Sky (5 October 1775)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:32 AM95° E
Sunset6:30 PM265° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise3:40 PM104° ESE
Moonset2:42 AM254° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

2:01 PM – 3:31 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

6:32 AM – 8:02 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:07 PM – 12:55 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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