Devshayani Ekadashi 2027 in Canada: Tue, Jul 13 — Puja Time by City

How the Devshayani Ekadashi date is decided

Ekadashi tithi at local sunrise (Udaya) — the Smarta rule; when Dashami touches Arunodaya (96 minutes before sunrise) Vaishnavas fast the next day. Parana (breaking the fast) the next morning after sunrise, after Hari Vasara and before Dwadashi ends.

Significance

Padma Purana: on Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi Vishnu went to sleep at Bali's gate (or in the ocean of milk) and woke in Kartika — in the four months between, Shiva runs creation (Sawan belongs to Shiva); in the Bhagavata world 'the gods sleep, auspicious rites pause' — hence weddings, mundan, housewarming etc. after Devuthani; but the fruit of vows, japa, charity, katha and pilgrimage is multiplied many times in these four months.

The Ekadashi fast: from the night of Dashami to the paran on Dwadashi — no rice or grain, fruit/waterless; from Devshayani the Chaturmas rules — giving up one thing (greens in Shravana, curd in Bhadrapada, milk in Ashwin, lentils in Kartika), sleeping on the floor, celibacy, daily katha — for the full four months; concluded on Devuthani.

In Maharashtra Ashadhi Ekadashi = the Wari of Pandharpur — the palanquins from Alandi (Dnyaneshwar) and Dehu (Tukaram) on foot for 21 days, lakhs of Warkaris chanting 'Vitthal-Vitthal' — among India's largest foot pilgrimages; 'Devpodhi Agiyaras' in Gujarat, 'Harishayan' after the Rath Yatra in Odisha, 'Shayan Ekadashi' in Bengal — the sleep of Jagannath.

Puja vidhi (brief)

1. Dashami (a day before): a sattvic meal in the evening (no rice — many homes), celibacy at night; cleaning the house, preparing Vishnu's bed (a small cot/wooden seat, yellow-white cloth, pillow).
2. Ekadashi morning: bathe, yellow clothes; sankalp — 'the Devshayani Ekadashi vrat, keeping (the rule) in Chaturmas'; the worship of Vishnu-Lakshmi — the panchamrit bath, yellow clothes, sandalwood-akshat (no rice — sesame/barley), Tulsi leaves (essential), yellow flowers, incense-lamp, naivedya (fruit-panjiri-kheer).
3. Mantras: 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya' 108 times, the Vishnu Sahasranama/the Ekadashi katha (below), 'Supte tvayi Jagannatha jagat suptam bhaved idam, vibuddhe tvayi budhyeta jagat sarvam characharam' — the sleep prayer.
4. Vishnu's sleep (evening/Pradosh): yellow clothes for the Vishnu idol/shaligram, paan-supari-clove-cardamom, laying him to sleep on the bed, covering with a sheet, lamp, aarti — 'now you may rest, we will wake you in Kartika'; Lakshmi puja alongside; in places Vishnu's picture is covered from this day (until Devuthani).
5. The Chaturmas vow: one rule before Vishnu — giving up onion-garlic/greens/curd/milk, daily Gita reading, a Tulsi lamp, celibacy, sleeping on the floor, charity, an hour of silence — whatever can be kept; share one rule each in the family.
6. Tulsi: Chaturmas is the season of Tulsi service — daily water and lamp, preparing for the Tulsi wedding (Kartika); today a chunari for the Tulsi, 'Tulsi Mata ki jai'.
7. On the fast day: fruit (kuttu-singhara-sabudana-fruit-milk) or waterless; no rice-wheat-lentils; no sleeping in the day, a night vigil/kirtan (if possible); charity — grain, clothes, umbrellas, footwear (the charity of the rainy season).
8. Paran on Dwadashi (the next day): the paran time above (in Dwadashi, avoiding Hari Vasara, after sunrise) — Tulsi water first, then feeding a Brahmin/the poor, then oneself; paran with rice is auspicious (rice given up on Ekadashi, taken on Dwadashi).

Frequently asked questions

Is Devshayani Ekadashi 2027 on the same day in Canada and India?

No. India: Wednesday, July 14, 2027; Toronto (Canada): Tuesday, July 13, 2027. The tithi is judged at the local deciding moment, which falls on a different calendar day here.

Which time zone are these timings in?

Each row is in that city's own local time with daylight saving applied (Eastern Time (EST/EDT) for Toronto).

What is not done in Chaturmas?

Weddings, engagements (some), mundan, the sacred thread, housewarming, starting a new business (some) — until Devuthani Ekadashi; but some priests allow naming ceremonies, annaprashan and vehicle purchases; Chaturmas is the most auspicious for vows, japa, charity, pilgrimage, katha and satsang.

Which Chaturmas rule should I take?

Whatever can be kept — giving up leafy greens in Shravana, curd in Bhadrapada, milk in Ashwin, lentils in Kartika (tradition); or giving up onion-garlic, one chapter of the Gita daily, a Tulsi lamp, an hour of silence, some charity daily, sleeping on the floor — complete even one with a true heart; the concluding charity on Devuthani.

Why no rice on Ekadashi?

In the Padma Purana sin resides in grain (especially rice) on Ekadashi; folk belief — a part of sage Medha is in rice (on the day of Ekadashi); Ayurveda — one day of light food in a fortnight rests the digestion; paran with rice on Dwadashi is auspicious.

What is the Wari of Pandharpur?

The Warkaris of Maharashtra carry the palanquins from Alandi (saint Dnyaneshwar) and Dehu (saint Tukaram) on foot for 21 days (250 km) to Pandharpur — the darshan of Vitthal and the Chandrabhaga bath on Ashadhi Ekadashi; lakhs of people, dindis, abhang-kirtan — a 700-year-old tradition; the second Wari on Kartiki Ekadashi.

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