Pavitraropana Ekadashi
Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins
Fasting day
From grains and beans, from sunrise
Break the fast ·
9:36 – 10:14 AM
Break the fast after the first quarter of Dvadashi has passed and before a third of the day has passed.
What is Pavitraropana Ekadashi?
Pavitraropana Ekadashi, also spelt Pavitropana and widely known as Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, falls on the eleventh day of the waxing moon in the monsoon month of Sravana (July and August). In 2027 devotees fast on Thursday, 12 August, and the swing festival of Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins on the same day.
Significance
The Bhavishya Purana records Lord Sri Krishna describing this Ekadashi to Maharaja Yudhishthira. King Mahijita of Mahismati-puri had no heir. Lomasa Rishi told him that in a past life he had rudely pushed aside a thirsty cow and her new-born calf at a pond. The sage advised the king and all his citizens to fast on this Ekadashi and stay awake through the night. A son was born, and the day came to be called Putrada, which means "bestower of a son".
Lord Krishna adds that whoever simply hears this account is freed from sinful reactions. On any Ekadashi, what the Lord asks of us is love, as He says in the Bhagavad-gita:
If one offers Me with love and devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit or water, I will accept it.
Bhagavad-gita 9.26
How to observe it
Give up grains and beans for the day. Chant the holy names, hear about King Mahijita and Lomasa Rishi, and, as the sage advised, stay awake into the night remembering Lord Vishnu. Break the fast on Friday, 13 August, between 9:36 AM and 10:14 AM at Kurukshetra.
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Questions
When is Shravana Putrada (Pavitraropana) Ekadashi in 2027?
Pavitraropana Ekadashi is on Thursday, 12 August 2027. It is the Ekadashi of the waxing moon in the month of Sravana, and Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins on the same day.
What time should I break the Pavitraropana Ekadashi fast in Kurukshetra?
Break the fast on Friday, 13 August 2027, between 9:36 AM and 10:14 AM at Kurukshetra. The window runs from one quarter of the tithi to one third of the daylight.
Why is Pavitraropana Ekadashi called Putrada Ekadashi?
Putrada means "bestower of a son". The Bhavishya Purana tells how the childless King Mahijita and his citizens fasted on this Ekadashi on the advice of Lomasa Rishi, after which the queen had a son.
What should I not eat on Pavitraropana Ekadashi?
Do not eat grains or beans on Pavitraropana Ekadashi. Devotees keep the fast with extra chanting of the Hare Krishna maha-mantra and by hearing the glories of Lord Vishnu.
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Key facts
- Fasting day
- Break fast
- · 9:36–10:14 AM
- Also on this day
- Radha Govinda Jhulana Yatra begins
- Fast from
- Grains and beans
- Also known as
- Putrada Ekadashi
- Story told in
- Bhavishya Purana
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