Katyayani Ekadashi 2025 Date

📅 Date: January 25, 2025

📜 Name: Katyayani Ekadashi

🧘 Tithi: Ekadashi

🌌 Nakshatra: Purva Ashadha

🌓 Paksha: Krishna (Magha)

📆 Weekday: Saturday

🕒 Start-End Timing: Begins – 09:26 PM, Jan 24
Ends – 08:15 PM, Jan 25

Parana (Break Fast)

📅 Date: 2025-01-26

🌞 Sunrise: 06:00 AM

🧘 Tithi After Sunrise: Dwadashi (Krishna)

Vrat Significance

Katyayani Ekadashi is a sacred Hindu fasting day observed on January 25, 2025. 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 Katyayani Ekadashi highlights the spiritual importance of this Ekadashi. It is believed that observing this vrat brings prosperity, forgiveness, and spiritual growth.

🕉️ Katyayani Ekadashi Vrat Katha

Once upon a time, in the city of Dwaraka, there lived a king named Bhadrashal. He was a devout follower of Lord Vishnu and was known for his piety and devotion. However, the king had no children and this weighed heavily on his heart.

One day, while the king was conducting a yagna for the well-being of his kingdom, a sage named Durvasa arrived at his palace. The king welcomed the sage with great reverence and offered him a seat of honor. Pleased with the king’s hospitality, Sage Durvasa offered him a boon and said, “O King, if you observe the Katyayani Ekadashi with utmost devotion, you will be blessed with a child who will bring great joy and prosperity to your kingdom.”

The king was overjoyed and immediately vowed to observe the Katyayani Ekadashi with great devotion. He fasted on this auspicious day and spent the entire day in prayer and meditation, seeking the blessings of Goddess Katyayani. His devotion was so pure and unwavering that it pleased the Goddess, and she appeared before him in all her divine glory.

Goddess Katyayani blessed the king and granted him the boon of a child. True to her words, the king was soon blessed with a beautiful and virtuous daughter who brought immense joy and prosperity to the kingdom.

From that day on, the Katyayani Ekadashi became a revered and celebrated festival in the kingdom of Dwaraka. People from far and wide would observe this fast and seek the blessings of Goddess Katyayani for their well-being and prosperity.

And so, on the auspicious day of Katyayani Ekadashi in the year 2025, let us all observe this vrat with utmost devotion and seek the blessings of the Goddess for our well-being and prosperity. May our hearts be filled with love and devotion, and may our prayers be answered by the divine grace of Goddess Katyayani. Jai Mata Di!

🪔 Katyayani Ekadashi Puja Vidhi

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

2. Set up a clean and sacred space for the Puja, preferably facing the east or north direction.

3. Place a picture or idol of Goddess Katyayani on a clean altar or platform, and decorate it with flowers, incense, and a lamp.

4. Light the lamp and incense to invoke the presence of the Goddess and create a divine atmosphere.

5. Offer a prayer to Goddess Katyayani, seeking her blessings for peace, prosperity, and happiness for you and your family.

6. Recite the Katyayani Ekadashi Vrat Katha, which narrates the significance of the Ekadashi and the story of Goddess Katyayani.

7. Offer prasad (sacred food) to the Goddess, which can include fruits, sweets, and other vegetarian dishes.

8. Chant the Katyayani Mantra or any other devotional songs dedicated to the Goddess to seek her blessings and protection.

9. Perform aarti (waving of the light) to conclude the Puja and express gratitude to the Goddess for her blessings.

10. Distribute the prasad to family members and guests, and also offer it to the needy and poor as a gesture of compassion and generosity.

11. Conclude the Puja by seeking forgiveness for any mistakes or omissions and expressing a sincere commitment to upholding the values and virtues of the Katyayani Ekadashi.

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