Papmochani Ekadashi 2027
Friday, 2 April 2027

About Papmochani Ekadashi

Its name means the one that frees from sin (paap).

Also called: Papamochani.

What it is kept for

Release from sin (paap), as Medhavi and Manjughosha were freed in its katha.

Papmochani Ekadashi vrat katha

Sage Lomasha tells King Mandhata of the young sage Medhavi, son of Chyavana, who was doing tapasya in the Chaitraratha forest. The apsara Manjughosha drew him away from it, and the two lived together for many years before he saw how long it had been. In anger he cursed her to become a pishachini.

When she begged for a way out, Medhavi told her to keep the Papmochani Ekadashi of Chaitra. His father Chyavana told Medhavi to keep it as well, for the tapasya he had lost. Both kept the vrat, and both were freed: she of the curse, he of his fault.

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

Hari Vasara, the first quarter of Dwadashi, runs until 3 Apr, 9:17 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 Saturday, 3 April, in New Delhi.

In 2026: Hari Vasara, the first quarter of Dwadashi, is over by 15 Mar, 3:24 PM, before sunrise, so the fast is broken in pratahkal, the first fifth of the day: 6:30 AM to 8:53 AM on Monday, 16 March 2026, in New Delhi.

In 2028: Hari Vasara, the first quarter of Dwadashi, ends at 22 Mar, 6:55 AM, early in pratahkal, the first fifth of the day, so the fast is broken from then: 6:55 AM to 8:48 AM on Wednesday, 22 March 2028, in New Delhi.