Ekadashi

Yogini Ekadashi

Name: Yogini Ekadashi
Start: 2027-06-30
End: 2027-06-30
Location: ISKCON Kurukshetra

Wednesday, 30 June 2027 · all day

ISKCON Kurukshetra · Brahma Sarovar Road, Kurukshetra, Haryana, 136118 · Map

Fasting day

From grains and beans, from sunrise

Break the fast · Thu 1 Jul

5:25 – 10:06 AM

5:25sunrise10:0612:00

Break the fast after sunrise and before a third of the day has passed.

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What is Yogini Ekadashi?

Devotees observe Yogini Ekadashi in the dark fortnight of Ashadha, the month that spans June and July. In 2027 the fast falls on Wednesday, 30 June. Speaking to Maharaja Yudhishthira, Lord Sri Krishna calls it the best of all fasting days.

Significance

In the Brahma-vaivarta Purana, Lord Krishna explains that this Ekadashi removes sinful reactions and carries those who are drowning in the ocean of material existence to the shore of the spiritual world. The Purana shows its power through the history of Hemamali, who served as gardener to Kuvera, the treasurer of the demigods. For neglecting his duty, Hemamali was cursed with leprosy. He was freed when the sage Markandeya told him to keep this fast.

Lord Krishna describes the merit of the fast in these words:

Whatever merit one obtains by feeding eighty-eight thousand brahmins is also obtained simply by observing a strict fast on Yogini Ekadasi.
Brahma-vaivarta Purana, Yogini Ekadasi narration, Lord Krishna to Maharaja Yudhishthira

How to observe it

Hemamali was cured because he kept the fast exactly as the sage instructed, so keep it with the same care. Set aside all grains and beans, and fill the day with hearing and chanting about Krishna. At Kurukshetra the fast is broken on Thursday, 1 July 2027, between 5:25 AM (sunrise) and 10:06 AM (one third of the day).

Questions

When is Yogini Ekadashi in 2027?

Yogini Ekadashi falls on Wednesday, 30 June 2027, according to the Vaishnava calendar for Kurukshetra.

What time should I break the Yogini Ekadashi fast in Kurukshetra?

Break the fast at Kurukshetra on Thursday, 1 July 2027, between 5:25 AM (sunrise) and 10:06 AM (one third of the day).

What is the story of Hemamali on Yogini Ekadashi?

Hemamali, Kuvera's gardener, was cursed with leprosy for forgetting his flower service and was freed by fasting on Yogini Ekadashi. The sage Markandeya gave him this instruction. By keeping the fast he became a handsome Yaksha again and returned home to his wife.