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Wednesday, 31 May 2023

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Nirjala Ekadasi

Nirjalā Ekādaśī

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

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

Tue · 30 May · 1:08 PM
Wed · 31 May · 1:46 PM
Wed · 31 May · 1:46 PM

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

The fast

at sunrise
Wed · 31 May · 5:52 AM
pāraṇa window
Thu · 1 Jun · 5:52 AM – 9:04 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)

Tuesday, 30 May 2023

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)

Wednesday, May 31, 2023 · Begins 5:52 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)

Thursday, 1 June 2023 · Pāraṇā Window: 5:52 AM – 9:04 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 (31 May 2023)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise5:52 AM67° ENE
Sunset6:42 PM293° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise3:17 PM98° E
Moonset2:43 AM265° W
Rāhu Kāla

12:17 PM – 1:53 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

7:28 AM – 9:04 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:53 AM – 12:41 PM

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

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