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Putrada Ekadashi 2025 Date: Puja Vidhi, Shubh Muhurat, Mantras, Do’s & Don’ts
Putrada Ekadashi 2025 Date: Is Vrat On December 30 Or 31? Check Puja Vidhi, Shubh Muhurat, Mantras, Do’s And Don’ts
Putrada Ekadashi 2025 will be observed on THIS date. Here's everything you need to know about the correct date, shubh muhurat, vrat rules, mantras, and rituals to seek blessings for children, peace, and prosperity.
Putrada Ekadashi is an important fasting day in Sanatan Dharma. Devotees worship Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi on this day. Religious belief says that observing the Paush Putrada Ekadashi vrat with proper rituals can help remove negativity and difficulties from life.
As per the Vedic Panchang, Pausha Putrada Ekadashi will be observed on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. The Ekadashi tithi begins at 7:50 am on December 30 and ends at 5:00 am on December 31. Since the tithi prevails at sunrise on December 30, devotees will observe the vrat on this day. The fast will be concluded with paran on December 31.
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On this auspicious day, devotees worship Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi, seeking happiness, prosperity, and blessings for children. It is believed that observing Putrada Ekadashi with devotion helps remove obstacles from life and fulfils heartfelt wishes.
Ekadashi holds deep spiritual significance in Sanatan Dharma, but Putrada Ekadashi is especially important for those praying for the well-being of their children and family harmony. The word Putrada literally means “giver of children.” Devotees believe that sincere prayers to Lord Vishnu on this day bring peace, success, and stability to family life.
Here are the dates and timing as per Drik Panchang:
Ekadashi Vrat Date: December 30, 2025
Paran (Fast Breaking): December 31, 2025
Paran Time:
December 31: 1:29 pm to 3:33 pm
Sunrise: 7:13 am
Sunset: 5:34 pm
Moonrise: 1:33 pm
Moonset: 3:43 am (December 31)
Brahma Muhurat: 5:24 am to 6:19 am
Abhijit Muhurat: 12:03 pm to 12:44 pm
Vijay Muhurat: 2:07 pm to 2:49 pm
Godhuli Muhurat: 5:31 pm to 5:59 pm
Charity on Ekadashi is considered highly auspicious. Donating yellow fruits, grains, clothes, or money is believed to attract financial stability and remove shortages from life. Acts of kindness performed on this day are said to multiply spiritual merit.
Chanting Vishnu mantras on this day is believed to bring positive results and fulfil desires.
ॐ देवकी सुत गोविंद वासुदेव जगत्पते।
देहि मे तनयं कृष्ण त्वामहं शरणं गतः॥
ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय॥
मंगलम भगवान विष्णुः, मंगलम गरुणध्वजः।
मंगलम पुण्डरीकाक्षः, मंगलाय तनो हरिः॥
1. Wake up before sunrise, take a bath, and wear yellow or light-coloured clothes.
2. Offer Tulsi leaves to Lord Vishnu, but do not pluck Tulsi on Ekadashi.
3. Light a ghee lamp in the evening and recite Vishnu Chalisa or Vishnu Sahasranama.
4. Consume only satvik food if observing a partial fast, or stay on fruits and water for better spiritual benefits.
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi 2025 offers devotees a sacred opportunity to pause, fast, and pray with faith. Through simple rituals and sincere devotion, believers seek divine blessings for children, inner peace, and lasting prosperity.
(This article is intended for your general information only. Zee News does not vouch for its accuracy or reliability. The details shared in this article are drawn from multiple sources, including astrologers, Panchang references, traditional beliefs, religious scriptures, and folklore. Readers are encouraged to view this information as general guidance rather than established fact and to apply their own judgement while interpreting it.)
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