Aja Ekadashi 2026 Date

📅 Date: August 08, 2026

📜 Name: Aja Ekadashi

🧘 Tithi: Ekadashi

🌌 Nakshatra: Ardra

🌓 Paksha: Krishna (Shravana)

📆 Weekday: Saturday

🕒 Start-End Timing: Begins – 09:26 PM, Aug 07
Ends – 08:15 PM, Aug 08

Parana (Break Fast)

📅 Date: 2026-08-09

🌞 Sunrise: 06:00 AM

🧘 Tithi After Sunrise: Dwadashi (Krishna)

Vrat Significance

Aja Ekadashi is a sacred Hindu fasting day observed on August 08, 2026. Devotees worship Lord Vishnu with prayers, fasting, and rituals. Observing this vrat is believed to bring spiritual upliftment, purification, and divine blessings. The vrat katha of Aja Ekadashi highlights the spiritual importance of this Ekadashi. It is believed that observing this vrat brings prosperity, forgiveness, and spiritual growth.

🕉️ Aja Ekadashi Vrat Katha

Once upon a time, in the ancient city of Varanasi, there lived a devout Brahmin named Ramesh. He was a pious man who dedicated his life to serving the gods and observing fasts on auspicious days.

One year, as the month of Jyeshtha approached, Ramesh heard about the significance of Aja Ekadashi, which falls on the 11th day of the waxing phase of the moon in the Hindu month of Jyeshtha. He learned that observing this Ekadashi vrat with utmost devotion can bring immense spiritual benefits and help in attaining salvation.

Excited by the prospect of participating in this sacred observance, Ramesh prepared himself for the fast. On the eve of Aja Ekadashi, he performed a special puja in honor of Lord Vishnu and sought his blessings for the successful completion of the vrat.

The next day, Ramesh woke up before sunrise, took a holy bath, and began the day with prayers and meditation. Throughout the day, he abstained from consuming any food or water, focusing his mind on the divine and reciting the names of Lord Vishnu.

As the day came to a close, Ramesh visited the local temple and offered fruits, flowers, and incense to the deity. He prayed for the well-being of his family and the forgiveness of his sins. With a heart full of devotion, he broke his fast and partook in a simple meal, feeling a sense of inner peace and contentment.

From that day on, Ramesh continued to observe Aja Ekadashi with unwavering faith and dedication, and his life was filled with prosperity, happiness, and spiritual fulfillment.

It is said that those who observe Aja Ekadashi vrat with sincerity and devotion will be blessed with good fortune, forgiveness of sins, and liberation from the cycle of birth and death. May we all be inspired by Ramesh’s story and strive to observe this sacred Ekadashi with utmost reverence and faith. Jai Shri Krishna!

🪔 Aja Ekadashi Puja Vidhi

1. Begin the Aja Ekadashi Puja by waking up early in the morning and taking a bath to purify the body and mind.

2. Clean the puja area and place a wooden platform or a clean cloth for the idols of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi.

3. Place idols or pictures of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi on the platform and decorate them with flowers, sandalwood paste, and vermilion.

4. Light a lamp or diya and incense sticks to create a peaceful and divine atmosphere.

5. Offer water, milk, and honey to the idols as a form of Abhishekam (ritual bathing).

6. Offer fragrant flowers, tulsi leaves, and fruits to the idols as a form of Naivedyam (offering of food).

7. Chant the Vishnu Sahasranama or any other prayers dedicated to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi.

8. Recite the Aja Ekadashi Vrat Katha (narrative) and listen to its significance.

9. Perform aarti (waving of lighted lamp) by circling it around the idols and seek blessings from Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi.

10. Conclude the puja by distributing prasad (blessed food) to the family members and seeking their blessings.

11. Observe the Aja Ekadashi fast by consuming only one meal on the day before Ekadashi and abstaining from food and water on the Ekadashi day.

12. On the next day, break the fast after sunrise and offer prayers to Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi to seek their blessings.

This Puja Vidhi can be followed for Aja Ekadashi Ekadashi 2026 to seek the blessings of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi and to attain prosperity and well-being.

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