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Saturday, 16 March 1776

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Papamochani Ekadasi

Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī

Saturday, March 16, 1776

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.

*Labelled Chaitra kṛṣṇa in amānta. Vaiśākha kṛṣṇa under pūrṇimānta →

From the pañchāṅga

Fri · 15 Mar · 9:25 PM
Sat · 16 Mar · 6:53 PM
Sat · 16 Mar · 6:53 PM

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

The fast

at sunrise
Sat · 16 Mar · 6:49 AM
pāraṇa window
Sun · 17 Mar · 6:49 AM – 9:50 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)

Friday, 15 March 1776

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)

Saturday, March 16, 1776 · Begins 6:49 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)

Sunday, 17 March 1776 · Pāraṇā Window: 6:49 AM – 9:50 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 (16 March 1776)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:49 AM91° E
Sunset6:54 PM269° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise3:30 AM109° ESE
Moonset3:21 PM252° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

9:50 AM – 11:21 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

2:22 PM – 3:52 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:27 PM – 1:15 PM

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

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