आमलकी एकादशी (Amalaki Ekadashi)

Amalaki Ekadashi falls on Thursday, 18 March 2027 for New Delhi, according to Drik Panchang, Prokerala and AstroSage. Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda chapter 45, gives a sacred origin account of the amalaki or amla tree and describes Vishnu worship associated with it. The chapter's merit claims belong to devotional tradition; this page makes no medical claim about amla.

आमलकी एकादशी नई दिल्ली में गुरुवार, 18 मार्च 2027 को है; यह तिथि Drik Panchang, Prokerala और AstroSage से मिलाई गई है। पद्म पुराण के उत्तर खंड, अध्याय 45 में आमलकी या आँवला वृक्ष की धार्मिक उत्पत्ति-कथा और उससे जुड़ी विष्णु-पूजा का वर्णन है। अध्याय के पुण्य-फल धार्मिक परंपरा के दावे हैं; यह पृष्ठ आँवले के बारे में कोई चिकित्सीय दावा नहीं करता।

Amalaki Ekadashi New Delhi mein Guruvar, 18 March 2027 ko hai; yeh tareekh Drik Panchang, Prokerala aur AstroSage se milayi gayi hai. Padma Purana ke Uttara Khanda, adhyay 45 mein amalaki ya amla vriksh ki dharmik utpatti-katha aur usse judi Vishnu puja ka varnan hai. Adhyay ke punya-phal bhakti parampara ke daave hain; yeh page amla ke baare mein koi medical claim nahin karta.

When is Amalaki Ekadashi?

Phalguna Shukla Ekadashi, the bright-fortnight Ekadashi of Phalguna.

फाल्गुन शुक्ल एकादशी, फाल्गुन मास के शुक्ल पक्ष की एकादशी।

Dates can differ by a day in other places and traditions. For your city, check a local panchang or your temple calendar.

What to read

Puja outline

  1. Decide before the day whether and how you will fast, choosing an approach that suits your health.
    एक दिन पहले तय करें कि व्रत रखना है या नहीं और किस प्रकार रखना है; अपने स्वास्थ्य के अनुकूल तरीका चुनें।
  2. Bathe, clean the prayer space and place an image of Vishnu with a safely watched diya.
    स्नान करके पूजा-स्थान साफ करें और विष्णु का चित्र तथा सुरक्षित निगरानी वाला दीपक रखें।
  3. If your family worships near an amla tree, avoid damaging it and use only simple offerings permitted at that place.
    परिवार में आँवला वृक्ष के पास पूजा होती हो तो वृक्ष को हानि न पहुँचाएँ और उस स्थान पर अनुमत सरल सामग्री ही अर्पित करें।
  4. Read one complete Vishnu text and hear the Padma Purana account as sacred cosmology rather than botany or medical advice.
    विष्णु का कोई एक पूर्ण पाठ पढ़ें और पद्म पुराण के प्रसंग को वनस्पति-विज्ञान या चिकित्सीय सलाह के बजाय धार्मिक सृष्टि-कथा समझें।
  5. Close with Om Jai Jagdish Hare or your family's aarti.
    ॐ जय जगदीश हरे या अपने परिवार की आरती से समापन करें।
  6. If you fast, break it the next day within the parana window given for your location and tradition.
    व्रत रखें तो अगले दिन अपने स्थान और परंपरा के पंचांग में दिए पारण समय में व्रत खोलें।

A simple household outline. Customs differ by family, region and tradition; follow your own tradition or priest where it differs.

What is Amalaki Ekadashi?

Amalaki Ekadashi is Phalguna Shukla Ekadashi. Amalaki, also called dhatri or amla, is the tree at the centre of the selected Padma Purana chapter. The observance combines Vishnu devotion with reverence for the tree.

The Padma Purana account

Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda chapter 45, presents a sacred cosmology in which an amalaki tree appears at the renewal of creation. A divine voice identifies the tree with Vishnu and maps deities and sages to its parts. The chapter then gives worship and vigil instructions associated with the tree and Vishnu. This is an original bounded summary, not a copied translation, botanical history or medical claim.

Why this page does not use the King Chitrasena story

Popular retellings sometimes centre a king named Chitrasena. The selected Padma Purana Uttara Khanda chapter 45 used here instead contains the amalaki origin account and ritual teaching. Valkala follows that identified chapter rather than silently combining different recensions or later retellings.

How the vrat is kept

Household practice varies. Many devotees avoid grains, worship Vishnu, respectfully honour an amla tree where practical and break the fast on Dwadashi during the local parana window. No tree, offering or food-free fast is compulsory on this page; choose a safe practice suited to your health and setting.

How the date was checked

The date is for New Delhi and appears as 18 March 2027 in Drik Panchang, Prokerala and AstroSage. The date can differ by a day in another location or tradition, and no clock time is shown here.

Frequently asked questions

When is Amalaki Ekadashi in 2027?

Thursday, 18 March 2027 for New Delhi, according to Drik Panchang, Prokerala and AstroSage.

What is the Amalaki Ekadashi katha on this page?

Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda chapter 45, gives a sacred origin account of the amalaki tree and describes Vishnu worship associated with it.

Is amalaki the same as amla?

Yes. Amalaki, dhatri and amla are names used for the tree and fruit. This page discusses its devotional role and makes no medical claim.

Do I need an amla tree to observe the vrat?

No universal requirement is imposed here. You can keep a simple Vishnu observance at home and follow your family or temple tradition.

What can I read on Amalaki Ekadashi?

Vishnu Sahasranamam, Achyutashtakam, Govind Damodar Stotram, Om Jai Jagdish Hare or the Hare Krishna mantra are complete options on Valkala.