रमा एकादशी (Rama Ekadashi)

Rama Ekadashi falls on Thursday, 5 November 2026 and Monday, 25 October 2027 in the stored New Delhi Smarta calendar; the stored 2027 Vaishnava alternate is 26 October. It is Kartika Krishna Ekadashi in the chapter's month naming. This page links the complete selected chapter-60 retelling and optional Vishnu prayers; no compulsory fast is prescribed. Dates can differ by location and tradition; check local observance and parana guidance.

नई दिल्ली के संचित स्मार्त कैलेंडर में रमा एकादशी गुरुवार, 5 नवंबर 2026 और सोमवार, 25 अक्टूबर 2027 को है; 2027 की संचित वैष्णव वैकल्पिक तिथि 26 अक्टूबर है। अध्याय के मास-नाम के अनुसार यह कार्तिक कृष्ण एकादशी है। यहाँ अध्याय 60 का चयनित पूर्ण पुनर्कथन और वैकल्पिक विष्णु-पाठ जुड़े हैं; उपवास अनिवार्य नहीं है। स्थान और परंपरा के अनुसार तिथि बदल सकती है; स्थानीय व्रत और पारण निर्देश देखें।

New Delhi ke stored Smarta calendar mein Rama Ekadashi Guruvar, 5 November 2026 aur Somvar, 25 October 2027 ko hai; stored 2027 Vaishnava alternate 26 October hai. Adhyay ke month-name ke anusar yeh Kartika Krishna Ekadashi hai. Yahan adhyay 60 ka chayanit poora punarkathan aur optional Vishnu readings jude hain; upvas compulsory nahin hai. Place aur tradition se date badal sakti hai; local vrat aur parana guidance dekhein.

When is Rama Ekadashi?

Kartika Krishna Ekadashi in the inspected chapter's month naming; dates are scoped to New Delhi Smarta, with the separately stored 2027 Vaishnava alternate. Month names can differ between calendar conventions.

जाँचे गए अध्याय के मास-नाम में कार्तिक कृष्ण एकादशी; तिथियाँ नई दिल्ली स्मार्त संदर्भ की हैं, साथ में 2027 की अलग संचित वैष्णव तिथि है। कैलेंडर-पद्धति के अनुसार मास-नाम बदल सकते हैं।

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

  1. Choose optional prayer with or without fasting according to health needs and medical advice. Do not pressure another person to fast or stop care.
    स्वास्थ्य-ज़रूरत और चिकित्सकीय सलाह के अनुसार उपवास के साथ या बिना उपवास वैकल्पिक प्रार्थना चुनें। किसी पर उपवास का दबाव न डालें और चिकित्सा न रोकें।
  2. Use a clean prayer space and an existing Vishnu image if you wish. No purchase is required.
    स्वच्छ पूजा-स्थान और चाहें तो विष्णु का उपलब्ध चित्र उपयोग करें। खरीदारी आवश्यक नहीं है।
  3. Flowers or tulsi are optional offerings. Keep any diya attended and extinguish it before leaving or sleeping.
    फूल या तुलसी वैकल्पिक अर्पण हैं। दीपक की निगरानी रखें और जाने या सोने से पहले बुझाएँ।
  4. Choose one complete Vishnu prayer; these links are choices, not a compulsory three-text sequence.
    विष्णु का कोई एक पूर्ण पाठ चुनें; ये लिंक विकल्प हैं, तीन पाठों का अनिवार्य क्रम नहीं।
  5. Keep ordinary food, water and care available to children, dependants and animals. The story's royal restrictions are not household instructions.
    बच्चों, आश्रितों और पशुओं के लिए सामान्य भोजन, पानी और देखभाल उपलब्ध रखें। कथा के राजकीय प्रतिबंध घरेलू निर्देश नहीं हैं।
  6. If you choose to fast, follow your own location and tradition's parana guidance. No waterless fast, vigil, compulsory gift or universal clock time is prescribed here.
    व्रत चुनें तो अपने स्थान और परंपरा के पारण निर्देश देखें। यहाँ निर्जल व्रत, जागरण, अनिवार्य दान या सबके लिए एक 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.

Chandrabhaga and Shobhana: a short overview

In chapter 60, Muchukunda's strict household fast puts his already weak son-in-law Shobhana in distress; he dies. The narrative later places him in a celestial city. Somasharman conveys his message to Chandrabhaga, who travels via Vamadeva's hermitage and is reunited with him. The source attributes the city's stability to her devotion. This short hub summary is separate from the linked complete chapter and is not a promise about bereavement.

The story is not permission to enforce a fast

The source includes pressure to abstain, restrictions on animals and childhood observance. None is adopted as a rule here. Do not withhold food or water from children, dependants or animals, treat weakness as deficient faith, or blame illness or bereavement on spiritual failure. The passage saying Chandrabhaga did not burn with her husband is narrative context, never an endorsement of widow self-harm. Devotion does not replace food, water, treatment or care.

Dates and alternates

The stored dates and their 29 September 2026 evidence timestamps are unchanged. Fresh AstroSage New Delhi yearly lists corroborate the two main dates only, not a new source-pair check or a fresh verification of the 2027 Vaishnava alternate. No 2026 alternate, universal parana time or additional year is inferred. Rama here is the observance named Ramā in chapter 60, not the separate Ram Navami festival.

Complete selected Ekadashi account

The linked complete selected reader covers Padma Purana 6.60.1–54 and its closing discourse in original Hindi, Roman-Hindi and English, from exact CC BY-SA Wikisource revision 336442. 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 Rama Ekadashi in 2026 and 2027?

The stored New Delhi Smarta dates are Thursday, 5 November 2026 and Monday, 25 October 2027. The stored 2027 Vaishnava alternate is Tuesday, 26 October. Check your own location and tradition.

Is the complete Rama Ekadashi katha available?

Yes. The linked reader covers the complete selected Padma Purana chapter 60 in original Hindi prose, Roman-Hindi and English, including the closing discourse. It is not a Sanskrit transcription or a formal ritual manual.

Must children or animals fast because of the story?

No. This page rejects coercion and withholding food or water. Keep ordinary care available; the ancient narrative is not a household instruction.

Does the story promise reunion or prove a lack of faith?

No. Its supernatural claims are devotional narrative, not predictions or grounds to blame a grieving or unwell person.

What can I read without fasting?

Om Jai Jagdish Hare, the selected Vishnu 108-name reader or Vishnu Sahasranamam are complete optional choices. No compulsory sequence is supplied.