इंदिरा एकादशी (Indira Ekadashi)
Indira Ekadashi falls on Tuesday, 6 October 2026, and Sunday, 26 September 2027 in the stored New Delhi Smarta calendar. It is Ashwina Krishna Ekadashi in the North Indian naming used here. Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda chapter 58, gives the Indrasena–Narada account. This hub links a complete selected chapter-58 retelling and optional Vishnu prayers, not a shraddha manual or guarantee about an ancestor's afterlife. Dates can differ by a day elsewhere; an individual's shraddha tithi needs its own family and calendar check.
नई दिल्ली के संचित स्मार्त कैलेंडर में इंदिरा एकादशी मंगलवार, 6 अक्टूबर 2026 और रविवार, 26 सितंबर 2027 को है। यहाँ के उत्तर भारतीय नामकरण में यह आश्विन कृष्ण एकादशी है। पद्म पुराण के उत्तर खंड, अध्याय 58 में इंद्रसेन–नारद का प्रसंग है। यहाँ अध्याय 58 का चयनित पूर्ण पुनर्कथन और वैकल्पिक विष्णु-प्रार्थना जुड़े हैं; यह श्राद्ध-विधि या पूर्वज की परलोक-गति की गारंटी नहीं। दूसरे स्थानों पर तिथि एक दिन अलग हो सकती है; किसी व्यक्ति की श्राद्ध तिथि परिवार और कैलेंडर के अनुसार अलग से जाँचें।
New Delhi ke stored Smarta calendar mein Indira Ekadashi Mangalvar, 6 October 2026 aur Ravivar, 26 September 2027 ko hai. Yahan ke North Indian naming mein yeh Ashwina Krishna Ekadashi hai. Padma Purana ke Uttara Khanda, adhyay 58 mein Indrasena–Narada ka prasang hai. Yahan adhyay 58 ka chayanit poora punarkathan aur optional Vishnu prayer jude hain; yeh shraddha manual ya ancestor ke afterlife ki guarantee nahin. Doosre places par date ek din alag ho sakti hai; kisi vyakti ki shraddha tithi family aur calendar ke hisab se alag check karein.
When is Indira Ekadashi?
Ashwina Krishna Ekadashi under the North Indian month naming used here, scoped to the stored New Delhi Smarta date. This named observance is not a universal personal shraddha appointment.
यहाँ के उत्तर भारतीय मास-नामकरण में आश्विन कृष्ण एकादशी, संचित नई दिल्ली स्मार्त तिथि के संदर्भ में। यह व्रत सभी व्यक्तियों की श्राद्ध तिथि निर्धारित नहीं करता।
- Sunday, 26 September 2027 (New Delhi reference · Smarta tradition)
Checked 2026-09-29 against: Drik Panchang — 2027 Ekadashi dates, New Delhi · Prokerala — Indira Ekadashi 2027, New Delhi · AstroSage Panchang — 2027 Ekadashi dates, New Delhi
Dates can differ by a day in other places and traditions. For your city, check a local panchang or your temple calendar.
Katha
What to read
Puja outline
- Choose prayer with or without fasting according to health needs and medical advice. This is optional prayer, not a complete formal vrat or shraddha procedure.
स्वास्थ्य-ज़रूरत और चिकित्सकीय सलाह के अनुसार उपवास के साथ या बिना उपवास प्रार्थना चुनें। यह वैकल्पिक प्रार्थना है, पूर्ण व्रत या श्राद्ध-विधि नहीं। - Clean a prayer space and use an existing Vishnu image if you wish. No Shalagrama stone, new purchase or ritual set is required by this outline.
पूजा-स्थान साफ करें और चाहें तो विष्णु का उपलब्ध चित्र रखें। इस रूपरेखा में शालग्राम शिला, नई खरीदारी या पूजा-सेट आवश्यक नहीं है। - Offer available flowers or tulsi if that is your household custom. Keep any diya attended and extinguish it before leaving or sleeping.
घरेलू परंपरा हो तो उपलब्ध फूल या तुलसी अर्पित करें। दीपक की निगरानी रखें और जाने या सोने से पहले बुझाएँ। - Choose one complete Vishnu prayer. The linked readers are optional choices, not a fixed sequence or an extracted vow formula.
विष्णु का कोई एक पूर्ण पाठ चुनें। दिए गए पाठ वैकल्पिक चुनाव हैं, निश्चित क्रम या स्रोत से अलग किया गया व्रत-मंत्र नहीं। - Remember loved ones with compassion if you wish. Do not pressure anyone through fear of an ancestor's fate; help or donation is voluntary and within your means.
चाहें तो प्रियजनों को करुणा से याद करें। पूर्वज की गति का भय दिखाकर किसी पर दबाव न डालें; सहायता या दान स्वैच्छिक और अपनी सामर्थ्य के अनुसार है। - For formal shraddha or parana, check your family tradition and local panchang separately. No waterless fast, floor sleeping, hygiene restriction, vigil or clock time is prescribed here.
औपचारिक श्राद्ध या पारण के लिए परिवार की परंपरा और स्थानीय पंचांग अलग से देखें। यहाँ निर्जल व्रत, भूमि पर सोना, स्वच्छता पर रोक, जागरण या घड़ी का समय निर्धारित नहीं है।
A simple household outline. Customs differ by family, region and tradition; follow your own tradition or priest where it differs.
Indrasena and Narada: a short source summary
Chapter 58 describes King Indrasena of Mahishmati receiving Narada. The sage conveys a message from the king's father in Yama's realm and recommends Indira observance. Indrasena follows the stated rite with his household; the narrative describes his father reaching Vishnu's abode. This hub's short summary is separate from its linked complete selected retelling. Its afterlife outcome belongs to the sacred account, not a verifiable claim about a reader's family.
Remembrance is not responsibility for an ancestor's fate
The source's vow-fault and merit language is narrative context, not evidence that a deceased relative is suffering or that a living family caused it. No guaranteed liberation, guilt, compulsory donation or fear-based pressure is supported. A grieving person's care and support must not depend on fasting, purchasing a rite or proving devotion.
Formal rites remain separate
Chapter 58 includes a Dashami-to-Dwadashi sequence with shraddha, fasting, Shalagrama worship and other restrictions. This optional outline does not reproduce or replace that procedure, extract its vow formula, prescribe floor sleeping or hygiene restrictions, or require a vigil. Indira's date does not determine an individual's ancestral tithi or the whole Pitru Paksha timetable.
Date scope and corroboration
The stored New Delhi Smarta dates are 6 October 2026 and 26 September 2027. Both retain their 29 September 2026 evidence timestamps: Drik Panchang/Prokerala for 2026, with AstroSage also recorded for 2027. Fresh inspection of AstroSage's year-specific lists on 3 October corroborates both dates. The dedicated 2027 festival URL was inaccessible, so no fresh inspection of that page is claimed. This is corroboration, not a fresh two-source recheck; no local clock time or alternate date is inferred.
Complete selected Ekadashi account
The linked complete selected reader covers Padma Purana 6.58.1–36 and its closing discourse in original Hindi, Roman-Hindi and English, from exact CC BY-SA Wikisource revision 336439. It is a condensed chapter retelling, not a Sanskrit transcription, every popular variant, a guaranteed outcome or a formal ritual manual.
Frequently asked questions
When is Indira Ekadashi in 2026 and 2027?
Tuesday, 6 October 2026 and Sunday, 26 September 2027 for the stored New Delhi Smarta reference. Other locations and traditions need their own panchang and parana check.
Is this automatically my relative's shraddha date?
No. A named Ekadashi date does not determine an individual's ancestral tithi. Check the relevant family tradition and local calendar separately.
Is the complete Indira katha available here?
Yes. The linked reader covers the complete selected Padma Purana chapter 58 in original Hindi prose, Roman-Hindi and English, including the closing discourse. It is not a Sanskrit transcription or a formal ritual manual.
Does this observance guarantee an ancestor's liberation?
No guarantee is made. The source's afterlife outcome is sacred narrative, not evidence about your relatives or grounds for guilt or pressure.
What can I read without fasting?
Om Jai Jagdish Hare, the selected Vishnu 108-name reader or Vishnu Sahasranamam are complete optional choices. This page prescribes no compulsory sequence, waterless fast or vigil.