देवशयनी एकादशी
Devshayani Ekadashi
Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi, the day Lord Vishnu goes into yoga nidra on the serpent Shesha, beginning the four months of Chaturmas.
About Devshayani Ekadashi
Devshayani Ekadashi falls on the Ekadashi of Ashadha Shukla Paksha. It is the day Lord Vishnu goes into yoga nidra on the serpent Shesha, beginning the four months of Chaturmas.
Like every Ekadashi it is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The fast runs from sunrise on Ekadashi to the Parana, the breaking of the fast, after sunrise the next morning on Dwadashi.
How to celebrate
Eat a light sattvic meal before sunset on Dashami, the day before.
On Ekadashi morning, bathe and take a sankalp, a resolve, to keep the fast.
Worship Lord Vishnu with Tulsi leaves, yellow flowers, a diya and fruit.
Read or listen to the Devshayani Ekadashi vrat katha and chant Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya.
Stay awake for part of the night in bhajan or prayer if you can.
Break the fast the next day within the Parana time for your city.
Do
- Fruit, milk, nuts, sabudana, kuttu and singhara flour
- Rock salt instead of regular salt
Avoid
- Rice and all grains, beans and lentils
- Onion, garlic, meat and alcohol
The story
From Devshayani to Dev Uthani Ekadashi, Vishnu sleeps in the cosmic ocean. Weddings and other major ceremonies are avoided during these four months. The Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage ends on this day.
Questions
When is Devshayani Ekadashi in 2026?
Devshayani Ekadashi 2026 is on Saturday, 25 July 2026. Shukla Ekadashi tithi begins at 9:12 AM on Friday 24 July and ends at 11:34 AM on Saturday 25 July IST.
When should I break the Devshayani Ekadashi fast?
In New Delhi, Parana is from 5:39 AM on Sunday 26 July to 11:05 AM IST. Break the fast after sunrise and before Dwadashi ends. Pick your city in the timings card to see local times.
What can I eat during the Devshayani Ekadashi fast?
Fruit, milk and curd, nuts, sabudana, potatoes, and kuttu or singhara flour cooked with rock salt. Grains, rice, beans and lentils are avoided.
Why is rice avoided on Ekadashi?
Grains are believed to hold the sin that sought refuge on Ekadashi. Rice in particular is avoided by everyone, even those who do not keep the full fast.
Around Devshayani Ekadashi
Coming up
- Karva ChauthThu 29 Oct
- Ahoi AshtamiSun 1 Nov
- Rama EkadashiThu 5 Nov
- DhanterasFri 6 Nov
- DiwaliSun 8 Nov
- Narak ChaturdashiSun 8 Nov
Never miss a vrat
Subscribe once and every date appears in your phone calendar, with a reminder the evening before. New years are added automatically.
Every festival and vrat
Ekadashis only