🪷 अपरा एकादशी · Aparā Ekādaśī

📅 When is Aparā Ekādaśī?

YearDateDay
20252025-05-23Friday
2026 (this year)2026-05-13Wednesday
20272027-06-01Tuesday
Boundless (aparā) merit; removes brahma-hatyā even.
Associated deity: Bhagavān Viṣṇu

Tradition

Tradition: Vaishnava

Vrata: Yes (fasting day)

Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)

{
  "tithi_number": 26,
  "tithi_paksha": "Kṛṣṇa",
  "lunar_month": "Jyeṣṭha"
}
Precedence: 4 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output

Sources and Connected Observances

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Aparā Ekādaśīlocal festival mūrti-page · Vaishnava/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2025 occurrenceAparā Ekādaśī computed on Friday, 2025-05-232026 occurrenceAparā Ekādaśī computed on Wednesday, 2026-05-132027 occurrenceAparā Ekādaśī computed on Tuesday, 2027-06-01BG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokaMātṛ-Vidyā source layer for tithi, loka, and reader-local kṣetra/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundation