योगिनी एकादशी (Yogini Ekadashi)

When is Yogini Ekadashi?

Ashadha Krishna Ekadashi in the North Indian purnimanta calendar; the corresponding dark fortnight is named Jyeshtha in the amanta calendar. Local Smarta and Vaishnava observance rules need their own panchang check.

उत्तर भारतीय पूर्णिमांत कैलेंडर की आषाढ़ कृष्ण एकादशी; अमांत कैलेंडर में इसी कृष्ण पक्ष को ज्येष्ठ कहा जाता है। स्थानीय स्मार्त और वैष्णव नियमों के लिए अपना पंचांग देखें।

• Wednesday, 30 June 2027 (New Delhi reference · Smarta tradition)
  Checked 2026-09-29 against: Drik Panchang — 2027 Ekadashi dates, New Delhi · Prokerala — Yogini Ekadashi 2027, New Delhi · AstroSage Panchang — 2027 Ekadashi dates, New Delhi

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

• ॐ जय जगदीश हरे (आरती) (Om Jai Jagdish Hare)
• श्री विष्ण्वष्टोत्तर शतनामावलिः (Vishnu Ashtottara Shatanamavali — 108 Names)
• श्री विष्णु सहस्रनाम स्तोत्रम् (Shri Vishnu Sahasranamam)

Puja outline

1. Choose prayer with or without a fast according to your health needs and medical advice. Do not stop medication or treatment for this observance.
   स्वास्थ्य-ज़रूरत और चिकित्सकीय सलाह के अनुसार व्रत के साथ या बिना व्रत प्रार्थना चुनें। इस अनुष्ठान के लिए दवा या उपचार न रोकें।
2. Clean the prayer space and use an existing Vishnu or Krishna image if you wish; no new purchase is required.
   पूजा-स्थान साफ करें और चाहें तो विष्णु या कृष्ण का उपलब्ध चित्र रखें; नई वस्तु खरीदना आवश्यक नहीं।
3. Offer available flowers or tulsi as a household custom. A diya is optional and must remain attended.
   घरेलू परंपरा के रूप में उपलब्ध फूल या तुलसी अर्पित करें। दीपक वैकल्पिक है और उसकी निगरानी रखें।
4. Read one complete Vishnu prayer. The linked readings are optional choices, not a mandatory three-text sequence or an exact Yogini ritual formula.
   विष्णु का कोई एक पूर्ण पाठ पढ़ें। दिए गए पाठ वैकल्पिक चुनाव हैं, तीन पाठों का अनिवार्य क्रम या योगिनी-व्रत का निश्चित कर्मकांड मंत्र नहीं।
5. Reflect on truthful acknowledgement and compassion. Give food or practical help if you wish, without promising a fixed result.
   सत्य स्वीकार करने और करुणा पर विचार करें। चाहें तो भोजन या उपयोगी सहायता दें; किसी निश्चित फल का वादा न मानें।
6. If you fast, use the parana guidance for your own location and tradition. This page supplies no clock time, waterless-fast rule or compulsory vigil.
   व्रत रखें तो अपने स्थान और परंपरा का पारण निर्देश देखें। इस पृष्ठ पर घड़ी का समय, निर्जल व्रत का नियम या अनिवार्य जागरण नहीं दिया गया है।

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

Which Ekadashi is Yogini?

Yogini is the dark-fortnight Ekadashi named Ashadha Krishna in the North Indian purnimanta calendar. The amanta month name is Jyeshtha for this same fortnight; this naming difference does not create a second annual Yogini observance. It is distinct from Nirjala and Devshayani Ekadashi.

Hemamali and Markandeya: a short source summary

In Padma Purana, Uttara Khanda chapter 52, Krishna answers Yudhishthira through Hemamali's story. The flower attendant delays Kubera's Shiva worship while staying with his wife. Kubera curses and banishes him; the narrative describes severe skin affliction. After wandering to the Himalaya, Hemamali tells Markandeya the truth. The sage recommends Yogini observance, and the account describes his recovery. This is a concise original summary, not the complete chapter or a standalone katha reader.

The recovery story is not medical advice

The Sanskrit account uses the term kushtha, rendered as leprosy in the English witness. That ancient narrative terminology is not a modern diagnosis. Its curse and recovery belong to the sacred story; illness is not evidence of moral fault. WHO describes modern leprosy as a bacterial disease curable with multidrug therapy. Prayer or fasting must not replace medical diagnosis or treatment, and people affected by illness deserve care without stigma.

A bounded household observance

Optional Vishnu prayer, a complete reading and practical kindness can form a household observance without a fast. This outline is not a complete formal vrat manual. The chapter's religious-merit assurances are statements within its devotional framework, not guaranteed health, prosperity or liberation outcomes. No compulsory materials, overnight vigil or strict food schedule are prescribed here.

Date evidence and local timing

The stored New Delhi Smarta date is 30 June 2027, checked on 29 September 2026 against Drik Panchang, Prokerala and AstroSage. The year-specific AstroSage page was freshly inspected on 2 October and agrees; that corroboration does not replace the original two-source check timestamp. The date can differ by a day in other places or traditions. No local parana or puja clock time is published.

Frequently asked questions

When is Yogini Ekadashi in 2027?

Wednesday, 30 June 2027 for the stored New Delhi Smarta reference. Other locations and traditions need their own panchang check.

Is Yogini Ekadashi in Ashadha or Jyeshtha?

The same dark fortnight is named Ashadha in the North Indian purnimanta calendar and Jyeshtha in the amanta calendar. Keep the calendar convention visible rather than treating the names as two different annual observances.

Is the full Yogini Ekadashi katha available here?

Not yet. This hub contains an original short chapter-52 summary, not a complete katha reader or copied translation. A complete reader needs its own exact-source, rights and full-boundary verification.

Does Yogini fasting treat leprosy or other illness?

No medical benefit is claimed. The recovery belongs to the sacred story. WHO describes modern leprosy as bacterial and curable with multidrug therapy; do not replace medical care with prayer or fasting or blame illness on moral fault.

What can I read without fasting?

Om Jai Jagdish Hare, the selected Vishnu 108-name reader or Vishnu Sahasranamam are complete optional readings on Valkala. No fast or three-text sequence is required by this page.