Devutthana Ekadashi 2026

The significance of Devutthana Ekadashi

Devutthana Ekadashi puja vidhi

1. 1Bathe at dawn and take the Ekadashi sankalpa before Vishnu (Shaligram or an image).
2. 2Draw a rangoli in the courtyard and place a lamp; some draw Vishnu's feet to welcome the waking god.
3. 3At the auspicious hour, wake Vishnu — ring the bell and conch and sing 'Utho Deva, baitho Deva' and his names.
4. 4Set the tulsi plant with a canopy, dress it as a bride, and place Shaligram beside it with sugarcane and amla.
5. 5Perform the tulsi vivah with the marriage rites — haldi, the exchange, and the seven steps — over the coming days.
6. 6Offer the season's new produce; break the Ekadashi fast at the Dwadashi parana.

Mantra

Vrat rules

• The Ekadashi fast is kept — no grains, beans or rice — in Vishnu's name.
• At dawn Vishnu is 'woken' with conch, bell, lamps and the singing of his names.
• The courtyard is decorated with rangoli and sugarcane; the tulsi plant is dressed as a bride.
• Tulsi Vivah — the marriage of tulsi to Shaligram — is begun from this day.
• The fast is broken (parana) on Dwadashi morning; new and auspicious works may resume from today.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Beginning weddings or new works before this day — the Chaturmas pause lifts only when Vishnu wakes on Devutthana Ekadashi.
• Skipping the Tulsi Vivah, the first and most auspicious 'wedding' of the season, which the day opens.
• Confusing it with Devshayani Ekadashi — that begins the four-month sleep in Ashadha; this one ends it in Kartika.
• Breaking the Ekadashi fast early rather than at the Dwadashi parana window.

The vrat katha of Devutthana Ekadashi

Devutthana Ekadashi timeline

1. Dawn — the Ekadashi fast

   The fast is begun; the courtyard is drawn with rangoli and, in some homes, Vishnu's feet, to welcome the waking god.

2. Waking Vishnu

   At the auspicious hour Vishnu is roused with conch, bell and the singing of 'Utho Deva'; he ends the four-month sleep.

3. Tulsi Vivah

   The tulsi plant, dressed as a bride under a canopy of sugarcane, is married to Shaligram with the wedding rites.

4. Season opens

   Auspicious works — weddings, housewarmings, new ventures — may resume from this day; the fast is broken at the Dwadashi parana.

Famous places & temples

Interesting facts

• ◆This is the day the wedding season reopens across much of India, after the four-month Chaturmas pause.
• ◆Tulsi Vivah — the marriage of the tulsi plant to Shaligram (Vishnu) — begins on this Ekadashi and runs the next few days.
• ◆It is also called Dev Uthani, Dev Prabodhini or Prabodhini Ekadashi — the 'awakening' of the god.
• ◆The five days from here to Kartik Purnima are the Bhishma Panchak, kept by many as an especially sacred fast.

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