Mohini Ekadashi
Fasting day
From grains and beans, from sunrise
Break the fast ·
5:28 – 10:02 AM
Break the fast after sunrise and before a third of the day has passed.
What is Mohini Ekadashi?
Mohini Ekadashi is the Ekadashi of the waxing moon in Vaisakha, a month that falls in April and May. In 2027 devotees fast on Sunday, 16 May.
Significance
Its story comes from the Kurma Purana. There Lord Sri Krishna tells Maharaja Yudhishthira what the sage Vasishtha once told Lord Ramachandra, who wished to end His sorrow in separation from Sita.
A merchant's son named Dhrishthabuddhi had ruined himself by sin. At the ashram of Kaundinya Muni he was told to fast on this Ekadashi. He did so, was freed from all sin and was carried on Garuda to the Lord's abode. Lord Krishna describes the merit of this fast:
there is no place of pilgrimage, no sacrifice, and no charity that can bestow merit equal to even one sixteenth of the merit a faithful devotee of Mine obtains by observing the Mohini Ekadasi.
Kurma Purana, narration of Mohini Ekadasi
How to observe it
Avoid grains, beans, peas and dal for the whole day, and spend the hours chanting and hearing the story of Dhrishthabuddhi. It is said that anyone who hears the glories of this Ekadashi gains the merit of giving a thousand cows in charity.
At Kurukshetra, break the fast on Monday, 17 May, between sunrise at 5:28 AM and 10:02 AM, when one third of the daylight has passed.
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Questions
When is Mohini Ekadashi in 2027?
Mohini Ekadashi is on Sunday, 16 May 2027, according to the Vaishnava calendar for Kurukshetra.
What time should I break the Mohini Ekadashi fast in Kurukshetra?
Break it on Monday, 17 May 2027, between 5:28 AM and 10:02 AM IST, that is, from sunrise until one third of the day has passed.
What should I not eat on Mohini Ekadashi?
Avoid grains, dal, peas and beans for the whole of Ekadashi, along with foods made from them, such as flour and soya oil.
Who told the story of Mohini Ekadashi?
Lord Sri Krishna told it to Maharaja Yudhishthira in the Kurma Purana, repeating what the sage Vasishtha had once told Lord Ramachandra.
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Key facts
- Fasting day
- Break fast
- · 5:28–10:02 AM
- Fast from
- Grains and beans
- Month
- Vaisakha (April and May), waxing moon
- Story told in
- Kurma Purana
Seva for this day
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