Papankusha Ekadashi
पापांकुशा एकादशी
The Ekadashi that follows Vijaya Dashami, kept to be free of past wrongs.
Also called: Papakunsa Ekadashi
When is Papankusha Ekadashi?
Monday, October 11, 2027In 342 days
Ashwin 24, 2084
Tithi: Ashwin Shukla Ekadashi. Households (Smarta) keep the day Ekadashi stands at sunrise in Nepal, and Vaishnavas the last day it stands at dawn. Where the two differ, Nepal's patro gives both days.
See this day on the patroWhat Papankusha Ekadashi is
Papankusha Ekadashi is the eleventh day of the bright fortnight of Ashwin, the Ekadashi that follows Vijaya Dashami. The name means the goad that holds wrongdoing in check. Lord Vishnu is worshipped as Padmanabha.
How families keep it
Those who keep the fast eat no grain or pulses that day; many take only fruit, milk and roots, and some take nothing at all. Lord Vishnu is worshipped with tulsi leaves, and the fast is broken the next morning, on Dwadashi.
Papankusha Ekadashi in the coming years
- 2026Thursday, October 22, 2026Kartik 5, 2083
- 2027Monday, October 11, 2027Ashwin 24, 2084
- 2028Friday, September 29, 2028Ashwin 13, 2085
- 2029Thursday, October 18, 2029Kartik 1, 2086
- 2030Monday, October 7, 2030Ashwin 20, 2087
- 2031Sunday, October 26, 2031Kartik 9, 2088
Each date is the day Nepal keeps the festival. Nepal publishes its patro one year at a time, so a date further ahead can move by a day when that year's patro comes out. For a ceremony, Pandit Ji confirms the day and the muhurta.
Planning a puja for Papankusha Ekadashi?
See what Pandit Ji offers and the days he has open. He confirms the day and the muhurta with you.
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