When is Yogini Ekadashi?
| Date | Note |
|---|---|
| Wednesday, 30 June 2027 | — |
| Sunday, 18 June 2028 | — |
Dates for New Delhi (tithi at sunrise). Smarta and Vaishnava calendars may differ by a day; check your local Panchang for the fast and parana times. All Ekadashi dates →
About Yogini Ekadashi
Yogini Ekadashi in the dark half of Ashadha, just before Devshayani, is said to cure disease and free one from the results of wrongdoing.
The vrat is especially kept for health; devotees worship Vishnu and the peepal tree.
The story of Yogini Ekadashi
Hemamali was the gardener of Kubera, the god of wealth, and brought him lotus flowers every day for his worship of Shiva. One day, lost in the company of his wife Vishalakshi, he failed to bring the flowers. Kubera cursed him with leprosy and banished him.
Wandering in pain, Hemamali reached the ashram of the sage Markandeya, who told him to keep Yogini Ekadashi. He fasted with devotion and was cured and restored to his place.
As told in the Ekadashi Mahatmya of the Padma and Bhavishyottara Purana tradition, where Krishna narrates each Ekadashi's glory to Yudhishthira. Versions differ in detail between editions.
How to keep the Yogini Ekadashi vrat
- Dashami, the day before. Eat a light sattvic meal before sunset and avoid grains that night.
- Morning. Bathe early, take a sankalp for the vrat, and worship Vishnu or Krishna with tulsi leaves, flowers, a diya and incense.
- Through the day. Keep the fast as your tradition and health allow — nirjala, phalahar (fruit and milk) or one light meal without grains. Chant "Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya", hear the story of Yogini Ekadashi, and avoid anger and idle talk.
- Night. Many keep jagaran — staying awake with bhajans and kirtan.
- Dwadashi. Break the fast (parana) after sunrise within the Dwadashi tithi, after offering food to Vishnu and to someone in need.
Children, the elderly, pregnant women and people with medical conditions should keep a lighter fast.
Mantra for Yogini Ekadashi
Dvadashakshari mantra of Vishnu
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय ॥
oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya ||
Om, salutations to Bhagavan Vasudeva, who dwells in all beings. Chant it 108 times on a tulsi mala through the day.
Frequently asked questions
When is Yogini Ekadashi 2027?
Yogini Ekadashi falls on Wednesday, 30 June 2027 (New Delhi, tithi at sunrise). Check your local Panchang for the fast and the parana (breaking) time.
Is Yogini Ekadashi kept for health?
Yes — its story of Hemamali's cure makes it a vrat traditionally kept for freedom from illness.
What is eaten on the Yogini Ekadashi fast?
Grains and beans — rice, wheat and dal — are avoided. Fruit, milk, nuts, potatoes, sabudana, singhara and kuttu flour and rock salt are commonly eaten. Some keep a nirjala fast; follow your family tradition and your health.
When is the Ekadashi fast broken?
On Dwadashi, the next day, after sunrise and within the Dwadashi tithi — not during Hari Vasara, the first quarter of Dwadashi. This is called parana; check the time in your local Panchang.