Papmochani Ekadashi 2028: Date, Parana Time & Vrat Vidhi

Parana (breaking the fast) is on Wednesday, 22 March 2028, from 6:54 AM to 8:49 AM (New Delhi).

Break with water and tulsi, then fruit, then a light non-grain meal; a full meal after.

It is the grain-free Ekadashi fast (the fasting and parana rules are on the Ekadashi page), taken with a sankalpa for the removal of a particular fault, and a full Vishnu puja and katha.

By its mahatmya it can remove even brahmahatya and the sin of a broken vow, and the fault of pride that a fall from tapas brings.

The Bhavishyottara Purana tells that the apsara Manjughosha was sent to break the tapas of Medhavi, a young ascetic son of the sage Chyavana, in the Chaitraratha forest. She succeeded, and they lived together for years; when she asked leave, Medhavi, realizing his fall, cursed her in anger to a pishacha form. On Chyavana's counsel both kept the Papmochani Ekadashi — Medhavi to regain his tapas-shakti, and Manjughosha to be freed of the curse.

Source: Bhavishyottara Purana — the Papmochani Ekadashi mahatmya

The Papmochani Ekadashi mahatmya is given in the Bhavishyottara Purana; the day-rule, parana and vrat vidhi are those of every Ekadashi (see the Ekadashi page). It falls in the Chaitra dark fortnight, just before the new year.

• Bhavishyottara Purana — the Papmochani Ekadashi mahatmya
• Padma Purana — the Ekadashi mahatmyas

1. The grain-free fast is kept from sunrise with a Vishnu puja, the Ekadashi katha and a night vigil; the sankalpa names the fault sought to be removed.
2. Daan of food, cloth and dakshina is given; the parana is within the Dwadashi after the Hari Vasara.

• Pan-Indian (Vaishnava). Kept as the year's last Ekadashi for the clearing of accumulated fault before the new year begins at Gudi Padwa / Ugadi.

• Phalahar — Fruit, milk and makhana at the turn of the year.
• Parana — Broken with tulsi water and fruit before a plain meal.

Papmochani Ekadashi is kept on the day when Ekadashi of Chaitra Krishna paksha prevails at sunrise. That day is Tuesday, 21 March 2028. Ekadashi holds at sunrise only on this day.

at sunrise

Papmochani Ekadashi is the Krishna Ekadashi of Chaitra — the Moon 120°–132° behind the Sun (sidereal, Lahiri), with the Sun in sidereal Meena. See the Ekadashi page for the day-rule and the Smarta / Vaishnava difference.

A lunar date: Ekadashi of the dark half of Chaitra drifts about 11 days earlier each solar year, then jumps back ~19 days when a leap (Adhika) month is inserted.