👶 Paush Putrada Ekadashi 2027
Pausha Shukla Ekadashi — the Ekadashi of the blessing of children; the Vishnu fast of childless couples and of mothers praying for their children's welfare, paran the next day.
- Putrada Ekadashi — fast — Tuesday, 19 January 2027
- Dwadashi — paran — Wednesday, 20 January 2027
Paush Putrada Ekadashi is the Ekadashi of the Shukla Paksha of Pausha month — around Makar Sankranti (sometimes before, sometimes after). 'Putrada' = giver of children; the vrat is kept by childless couples for the blessing of a child and by mothers for the health and progress of their children. There are two Putrada Ekadashis in the year — Pausha (prominent in North India) and Shravana (in the south and west).
It is a Vishnu fast — restraint from Dashami evening, fasting, puja and vigil on Ekadashi, paran on Dwadashi; charity in the child's name. Below are this year's date, the Dwadashi for paran, vidhi, samagri, katha, fasting food and regional customs.
Significance — why this vrat
The Bhavishya Purana calls this Ekadashi the giver of children — in the katha King Suketuman received a son through this very vrat. Homes waiting for a child have both husband and wife keep it; mothers keep it wishing well for their children.
Pausha is the month of the Sun and of Vishnu — on this Ekadashi the worship of Narayana, the 'Santan Gopal' mantra and the service of Bal Gopal (Laddu Gopal) are special; many homes offer a swing and new clothes to Laddu Gopal on this day.
The general rule of Ekadashi — no rice or grain, paran on Dwadashi after the Hari Vasar; the Dwadashi date is shown above.
Puja vidhi (step by step)
This is the household Ekadashi vidhi — the sankalp for a child's welfare, Vishnu/Bal Gopal puja, vigil, paran.
- Sattvik food on the night of Dashami; on Ekadashi bathe before sunrise, wear yellow; sankalp — 'I keep the Putrada Ekadashi vrat for the blessing of a child / for my children's health' (best if husband and wife keep it together).
- Worship of Vishnu/Lakshmi-Narayana and Bal Gopal (Laddu Gopal) — panchamrit bath, yellow clothes, Tulsi leaves, yellow flowers, sandalwood, incense and lamp, naivedya (butter-mishri, fruit, yellow sweets); 'Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya' 108 times.
- The Santan Gopal mantra — 'Om Shreem Hreem Kleem Glaum Devakisuta Govinda Vasudeva Jagatpate dehi me tanayam Krishna tvamaham sharanam gatah' — 108 chants (or as many as possible); swing Bal Gopal, lullaby/bhajan.
- Fruit/waterless all day (as strength allows); no sleeping in the day; read or listen to the Bhagavata/Ekadashi katha; a lamp at the Tulsi platform and Vishnu aarti in the evening.
- Night vigil — bhajans/Vishnu Sahasranama; till midnight if not the whole night.
- Charity: grain, clothes and fruit in the child's/children's name; feeding a Brahmin; fodder to a cow; sweets and gifts to children.
- Paran: on Dwadashi after sunrise, once the Hari Vasar has passed and before the Dwadashi ends — charity first, then a meal with Tulsi water.
Puja samagri checklist
The items for serving Bal Gopal are the special feature of this Ekadashi.
- Picture of Vishnu/Lakshmi-Narayana, idol of Bal Gopal (Laddu Gopal), swing, yellow cloth, wooden seat
- For Bal Gopal: yellow clothes, crown, butter-mishri, flute, garland
- Panchamrit, Gangajal, Tulsi leaves, yellow flowers, sandalwood, roli, akshat, mauli
- Ghee lamp, incense, camphor, aarti thali
- Fruit, yellow sweets (besan laddoo/saffron kheer), paan-supari
- Santan Gopal mantra/Ekadashi katha book, rosary
- Charity: grain, clothes, fruit, dakshina; sweets and toys for children
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Open panchang →Vrat katha (the story)
King Suketuman of the city of Bhadravati and Queen Shaivya were righteous but childless — their worry was who would offer the pind, how the ancestors would be satisfied. One day the sorrowing king wandered into the forest; thirsty, he reached a lake where sages had their ashram. The sages said — 'Today is Pausha Shukla Ekadashi, we are keeping its vrat; it is the Putrada Ekadashi, keep it too.'
The king and queen kept the vrat with vidhi, held the night vigil and did paran on Dwadashi; in time the queen bore a radiant son who became a king who cared for his people. Since then Pausha Shukla Ekadashi is 'Putrada' — the Ekadashi of the blessing of children. The essence of the story: a vrat with faith, charity and patience.
In North India this day (in some years along with Makar Sankranti) carries the feeling of a birth celebration of Bal Gopal — new clothes and a swing for Laddu Gopal; mothers bless their own children as forms of Gopal.
Ekadashi fasting food and Gopal's bhog
No rice or grain on Ekadashi; butter-mishri, panjiri and yellow sweets for Bal Gopal. In the cold of Pausha, dry fruits and sesame-jaggery in the fasting food.
- Gopal's bhog: butter-mishri, coriander panjiri, saffron kheer (on Dwadashi), besan laddoo, fruit, Tulsi
- Fasting food: sabudana, singhara-kuttu, potato, peanuts, dry fruits, milk, fruit — rock salt
- Paran: Tulsi water, then khichdi/dal-rice (grain is essential on Dwadashi)
- For children: sweets, fruit, new clothes — charity in the child's name
- Pregnant/unwell with fruit and milk; never waterless
Regional customs
Pausha Putrada in the north and east, Shravana Putrada in the south and west — both the Ekadashi of children.
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✅ Do
- Husband and wife keep the vrat together (for the wish of a child) — a clear wish in the sankalp
- Service of Bal Gopal — clothes, swing, butter-mishri; the Santan Gopal mantra
- Charity in the children's name; blessings and sweets for them
- Paran within the Dwadashi, after the Hari Vasar
- Pluck Tulsi leaves a day earlier
❌ Don't
- Rice/grain, plucking Tulsi, sleeping in the day — avoided on Ekadashi
- No paran after the Dwadashi has passed
- Pregnant/unwell never waterless — fruit and milk
- Do not treat the vrat as a substitute for medical treatment in the wish for a child — keep the treatment going
- Anger, quarrels, lies — on the vrat day
Frequently asked questions
When is Paush Putrada Ekadashi in 2027?
The date at the top is this year's Pausha Shukla Ekadashi — from panchang calculations; the Dwadashi for paran is shown too.
What is the difference between the Pausha and Shravana Putrada Ekadashis?
Both are Ekadashis for the blessing of children — Pausha Shukla Ekadashi is prominent in north and east India (this page), Shravana Shukla Ekadashi in the west and south; the vidhi and spirit of the katha are the same. Both may be kept in one year.
Who should keep this vrat — only the childless?
No — childless couples for the blessing of a child, and mothers who have children for their health, progress and long life; the vidhi is the same for both.
How many times to chant the Santan Gopal mantra?
At least 108 (one rosary) on Ekadashi; if kept regularly, one rosary daily before Bal Gopal; faith matters, not the count.
The paran time?
On Dwadashi after sunrise, once the Hari Vasar (first quarter of Dwadashi) has passed and before the Dwadashi ends — usually 7-9 am; charity first, then a meal with Tulsi water.
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⚠️ This description follows traditional vidhi and folk belief; your own family custom comes first. Not a substitute for medical care regarding children.
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