Prabodhini Ekadashi 2025 – Date, Significance, Vrat Katha, and Rituals
Prabodhini Ekadashi, also known as Devuthani Ekadashi or Dev Uthani Ekadashi, marks the end of Chaturmas, the four-month period when Lord Vishnu is believed to be in yogic sleep (Yoga Nidra). This Ekadashi is a highly auspicious time in the Hindu calendar, believed to awaken divine energies and restart the cycle of prosperity, devotion, and auspicious beginnings.
In 2025, Prabodhini Ekadashi will be observed across 1st and 2nd November, depending on sunrise timings and local calendars.
Prabodhini Ekadashi 2025 – Date and Tithi
- Ekadashi Tithi Begins: Saturday, 1st November 2025 at 3:44 AM
- Ekadashi Tithi Ends: Sunday, 2nd November 2025 at 1:55 AM
- Parana Time (Breaking the Fast): Sunday, 2nd November – between 6:10 AM and 8:27 AM (based on local sunrise)
Spiritual Significance of Prabodhini Ekadashi
- Marks the awakening of Lord Vishnu (Srihari Narayan) from his divine slumber
- Symbolizes the resumption of cosmic duties and auspicious life activities
- Opens the path for marriages, griha pravesh, engagements, and business beginnings
- Tulsi Vivah, the ceremonial wedding of Tulsi with Vishnu (Shaligram), is also performed on or after this day
- Considered equal to thousands of yajnas and fasts in spiritual merit when observed with devotion
Devuthani Ekadashi Vrat and Puja Rituals
Fasting & Purity
- Observers keep a strict fast, either nirjala (without water) or with limited fruits and milk, depending on health and tradition
- Grains, onion, garlic, and lentils are strictly avoided from the previous night
- Tulsi leaves are added to all food and puja offerings
Morning Puja
- Wake up early, take a bath, and set up a clean altar for Lord Vishnu
- Place an image or idol of Vishnu, Narayan, or Jagannath with tulsi leaves
- Offer yellow flowers, incense, fruits, jaggery, sweets, and ghee diya
- Chant:
- “Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya”
- “Govindaya Namah”
- Or recite Vishnu Sahasranama
- Read the Prabodhini Ekadashi Vrat Katha and perform aarti
Evening Traditions
- Many homes perform Tulsi Vivah, a symbolic wedding of Tulsi plant with Shaligram or Vishnu idol
- Homes are decorated with mandaps, rangoli, and lamps
- Devotional songs and bhajans are sung to mark the end of Chaturmas
Parana – Breaking the Fast
- Performed on Dwadashi morning, after sunrise
- Break the fast by offering food or donations to a Brahmin, cow, or needy person
Why Dev Uthani Ekadashi is So Important
- Marriages, engagements, housewarmings, and pujas are considered inauspicious during Chaturmas; this day reopens all Vivah Muhurat and ceremonies
- Symbolizes new beginnings, both in life and spiritual commitment
- Brings blessings of health, harmony, and prosperity
- Performing Tulsi Vivah on this day is believed to bless the devotee with fortune, peace in marriage, and moksha
Celebrations Across India
North India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh)
- Symbolic awakening of Vishnu with conch blowing and bell sounds
- Households create bed-shaped rangoli and wake up the deity with aarti and songs
Maharashtra & Gujarat
- Tulsi Vivah is celebrated with decorated mandaps, sweets, music, and dancing
- Often organized as a public celebration in housing societies and temples
South India (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh)
- Observed as part of Deepa Alankara Seva in Vishnu temples
- Devotees recite Vishnu Sahasranama and Sri Sukta
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Let Prabodhini Ekadashi 2025 awaken the light of divine blessings and auspicious beginnings in your life.
