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Vaikunta Ekadashi

Posted on Dec 20th, 2015
by Sowmya Venkatachalam
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Vaikuntha Ekadashi is one of the important and auspicious days for Hindus. It is dedicated to Lord Vishnu.  It occurs in the Hindu calendar, in the month of Margashirsha (between December and January). When observed, it bestows liberation from the cycle of birth and death.

Significance:

Vaikunta ekadashi is an auspicious day dedicated to lord Vishnu. Aani Shukla Ekadashi(the 11th day of Aani month – according to the Tamil calender) is the day when Lord Ranganathan enters enters into a state of shayana(rest) for four months.Two months after Shukla Ekadashi, the Lord is expected to invert his position to the other side of his snake-bed(Sesha Shayanam). This happens in the month of Aavani(11th day). This is known as Parivarthana Ekadashi.The Lord is expected to wake up on the11th day(Ekadashi) of the karthigai month. This is called as Utthana Ekadashi.

Rituals during Vaikuntha Ekadashi:

The tamil month Margazhi is considered to be a very auspicious month and very significant to the Vaishanava traditions. The Ekadashi day of Margazhi  is called as Vaikunta Ekadashi. It is a common tradition in all Vishu temples to open the Swarga vasal on this auspicious day. Devotees will stand in huge queues early in the morning to see the opening of swarga vasal and it is a belief that if we see and enter the swarga vasal on this auspicious day, the gates to the heaven will open for us after our life.

Special Slokas like “Vishnu Sahasaranamam”, Narayaneeyam are chanted. Devotees do “Dhyanam” (Meditation) and Japam (Chanting Lord Names) the whole day and on the night of Vaikuntha Ekadashi, they stay awake and spend time listening to the  stories and singing bhajans in praise of Lord Vishnu.

Fasting:

Complete fasting is observed on this auspicious day. Most of the devotees will be in full fasting on the whole day or they take  fruits and milk. Whole grains are not consumed. If full fasting cannot be observed, we can use broken rice/ sabudana/ Aval/ Roti and make a light tiffin and have it in the early evening.

Dwadashi

Next day is the Dhuvadasi, everyone will get up early in the morning and prepare and eat the food early. These food which we are eating on this duvadashi day is called as Paranai.

Dwadasi Paaranai Thaligai

Nellikai Thayir Pachadi | Gooseberry Raita
Nellikai Thayir Pachadi | Gooseberry Raita
Vatha Kuzhambu Recipe | Kalyana Vathakuzhambu Recipe
Vatha Kuzhambu Recipe | Kalyana Vathakuzhambu Recipe
Poricha Rasam
Poricha Rasam
Poricha Kuzhambu
Poricha Kuzhambu
Mor Kuzhambu (Morkuzhambu)
Mor Kuzhambu (Morkuzhambu)
Akkaravadisal
Akkaravadisal
This year the Vaikunta Ekadashi falls on 12th January 2022. We will all pray to Lord Vishnu and seek his blessings.
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Anonymous says:
November 5, 2012 at 9:42 am

It is said that if we cannot keep a fast for all the other ekadsis through the year, keeping this one alone will compensate for that…

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Anonymous says:
December 17, 2012 at 5:31 pm

Thank you very much for enlightening your subscribers with explanations of the significance of the Marghali month. My cousin got married on 26th December, which is not the norm in S.India. Is there an explanation for it?

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Sheela says:
December 24, 2020 at 7:02 am

My cousin too got married in 2002 on Dec.26th. I too wondered how she could get married during the month of Marghali when marriages do not take place. I was told that Aandaal thayaar got married on this day and so, it is okay to be married on that day. I did not verify this fact. Can you shed some light on this, please? Thank you! Happy New Year to you and to your family!

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Anonymous says:
January 10, 2014 at 8:53 am

Can u edit the day as 2014 calendar…

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Anitha Chowdary says:
December 29, 2014 at 4:07 pm

ముక్కోటి ఏకాదశి ( లేక ) వైకుంఠ ఏకాదశి అంటే ఏమిటి ?
http://www.telugulocalnews.in/2014/12/vaikunta-ekadasi.html

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kamala says:
December 27, 2016 at 10:04 am

Very beautiful images of Lord Vishnu.On this auspicious day performMargazhi Special Ritual to Get the blessings of 10 avataras of Lord Mahavishnu.

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Anonymous says:
January 8, 2017 at 4:39 pm

I am not a tamilian but have married a tamilian and i always like your receipes nd they come out well esecially my huuby likes kalyan rasam i make. Thanks a lot for this blog

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Shri Abirami Jayaraman says:
July 10, 2018 at 3:46 pm

So many websites have dwadashi recipes but none specify about Dwaadashi dinners. Does that mean it can be open to ordinary choice?

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
July 12, 2018 at 8:32 pm

ideally we should fast the whole day but we can take 1 chapati or a sabudana kichadi

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Naveen says:
May 18, 2019 at 7:26 pm

We are supposed to fast on Ekadasi not dwadasi . Am I right ? You are breaking the fast on dwadasi. So why need to fast on dwadasi ?

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Sowmya Venkatachalam says:
May 19, 2019 at 1:47 am

We don’t fast on Dwadasi. I have mentioned that we need to prepare Gooseberry (nellikaai)Pachidi, Agathi keerai(one type of spinach) curry ,Vathakuzhambu with sundakaai, payasam and eat the food early.

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Hemalatha says:
December 18, 2018 at 2:01 pm

How did Ur blog posts was always visited but long time

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