Ekadasi Index

The beginning of Sri Ekadasi

Suta Gosvami said, “There are twelve months in a year, and two Ekadasis in each month. Thus there are twenty-four Ekadasis in one full year, and in leap-year there are two extra Ekadasis. 0 great sages, please listen attentively as I declare to you the names of these auspicious Ekadasis
They are:

Utpanna

Moksada

Saphala

Pausa-sukhla

Sat-tila

Jaya

Vijaya

Amalaki

Papamocani

Kamada

Varuthini

Mohini

Apara

Nirjala

Yogini

Padma-Sayana

Kamika

Putrada

Aja

Parivartini

Indira

Papankusa

Rama

Haribodhini

Padmini and Parama are the two extra Ekadasis, occuring in a leap-year.

“O sages, one who hears about these Ekadasis will learn how to observe them properly. Each Ekadasi bestows particular benefits on the faithful observer. “One who is physically unable to fast on Ekadasi may read the glories of each Ekadasi when it occurs and recite all the names of the Ekadasis; thus he will achieve the same goal as the person who observes the full Ekadasi vow.”