Pasankusa Ekadashi
Fasting day
From grains and beans, from sunrise
Break the fast ·
6:22 – 10:13 AM
Break the fast after sunrise and before a third of the day has passed.
What is Pasankusa Ekadashi?
Pasankusa Ekadashi, also written Papankusa Ekadashi, falls on the eleventh day of the waxing moon in September or October. In 2027 it is on Monday, 11 October.
Significance
The Brahmavaivarta Purana records the glories of this day in a conversation between Lord Krishna and Maharaja Yudhishthira. The benefits it lists range from freedom from sinful reactions to a return to the abode of Lord Vishnu. Yet the purport that accompanies the account makes clear that the direct result of observing Ekadashi is devotional service to Krishna. Material benefits come only as a side effect.
How to observe it
Do not eat grains or beans, and keep the rest of your food light, in the spirit of eating to live rather than living to eat. Srila Prabhupada wanted Ekadashi to bring more chanting, not merely less eating, so give the time you save to hearing and chanting. Break the fast on Tuesday, 12 October 2027, between 6:22 AM and 10:13 AM at Kurukshetra.
Questions
When is Pasankusa Ekadashi in 2027?
Pasankusa Ekadashi falls on Monday, 11 October 2027, and the fast is broken the next day, Tuesday, 12 October.
When does the Pasankusa Ekadashi fast end in Kurukshetra in 2027?
Break the fast on Tuesday, 12 October 2027, between 6:22 AM (sunrise) and 10:13 AM (one third of the daylight) IST.
What should I not eat on Pasankusa Ekadashi?
Do not eat grains or beans. Srila Prabhupada gave only this one restriction, and asked devotees to increase their remembrance of Krishna instead.
Which Purana describes Pasankusa Ekadashi?
The Brahmavaivarta Purana describes it in a conversation between Lord Krishna and Maharaja Yudhishthira.
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Key facts
- Fasting day
- Break fast
- · 6:22–10:13 AM
- Fast from
- Grains and beans
- Source text
- Brahmavaivarta Purana
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