Kamada Ekadashi 2027
Saturday, 17 April 2027

About Kamada Ekadashi

Kamada means the one that fulfils wishes.

What it is kept for

A wish fulfilled and a curse lifted; its merit can be given to another, as Lalita gave hers to Lalit.

Kamada Ekadashi vrat katha

Sage Vasishtha tells King Dilip of the gandharva Lalit and his wife Lalita, who lived in Bhogipura, the city of King Pundarika. One day Lalit was singing in the court while Lalita was away, and his mind went to her; the song faltered. The king cursed him to become a rakshasa.

Lalita followed him into the forest and came to the ashram of the sage Shringi, who told her to keep the Kamada Ekadashi and give its merit to her husband. She kept it, and Lalit was freed of the curse.

Retold from the Ekadashi Mahatmya in the Uttara Khanda of the Padma Purana, where Shri Krishna tells Yudhishthira the story and the merit of each Ekadashi.

Vrat vidhi

Beyond that, it is kept as every Ekadashi is: one sattvik meal without rice on Dashami, the sankalp at dawn, Vishnu’s puja with tulsi picked the day before, the katha, and no grain until parana, with fruit, milk, sabudana, kuttu and singhara in its place. The Ekadashi page has every step and the full lists of what to eat and avoid.

When to break the fast

Dwadashi ends early, at 18 Apr, 7:42 AM, and the fast must be broken inside it, so the window is short: 5:53 AM to 7:42 AM on Sunday, 18 April, in New Delhi.

In 2028: Hari Vasara, the first quarter of Dwadashi, runs until 6 Apr, 10:13 AM, past the morning, and a fast is not broken at midday, so parana waits until after madhyahna: 1:40 PM to 4:10 PM on Thursday, 6 April 2028, in New Delhi.