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Kamika Ekadashi

One Tulsi Leaf Worth More Than Gold

Shravana Krishna Paksha Ekadashi

Kamika Ekadashi

One Tulsi Leaf Worth More Than Gold

Shravana Krishna Paksha Ekadashi

Deity

Lord Vishnu (Shridhara), Tulsi Devi

Observance

Vrat · Full-day fast

Duration

1 day

Observed

All India

Pooja Muhurat in New Delhi

05:47 AM – 11:06 AM

While the tithi runs

Vishnu puja from sunrise while the Ekadashi tithi runs — where Abhijit Muhurat falls within it, that midday hour is the most auspicious part

Best choghadiya within this window

Labh 09:07 AM – 10:47 AMAmrit 10:47 AM – 11:06 AM

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Vrat Parana · breaking the fast

05:48 AM – 08:02 AM (Next Day)

The following morning, within the parana window

Dwadashi morning, within the prescribed parana window

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About This Day

Ekadashi in Shravan Krishna Paksha — fasting on Kamika Ekadashi pleases Lord Vishnu during Chaturmas.

Kamika Ekadashi falls on the Ekadashi of Krishna Paksha in the month of Shravan and is dedicated to Lord Vishnu in his Shridhara form. The Brahma Vaivarta Purana records Krishna describing this vrat to Yudhishthira: the merit of observing it is said to equal that of bathing in all the sacred rivers and performing the great sacrifices, and it is held to free the observer even from the sin of unintentional killing. Its particular power is attributed to the offering of tulsi — the Purana states that a single tulsi leaf offered on Kamika Ekadashi pleases Vishnu more than gold or jewels. Falling in Shravan, when Vishnu is said to enter his four-month sleep, it is one of the most widely kept Ekadashis of the year.

Kamika EkadasiShravana Krishna Ekadashi

Regional Names

Odisha

Kamika Ekadasi

All India

Kamika Ekadashi

Tamil Nadu

Kamika Ekadasi

Maharashtra

Kamika Ekadashi

Andhra Pradesh

Kamika Ekadasi

Vrat Rules

Rice is strictly forbidden on Ekadashi. The fast begins from sunset on Dashami and ends with the parana on Dwadashi. Many keep a night vigil.

Allowed

·fruits

·milk

·water

·sabudana

·singhara flour

·rock salt

·sweet potato

Avoided

·all grains

·rice

·wheat

·lentils

·common salt

·onion

·garlic

·non-vegetarian food

·alcohol

·honey

Pooja Vidhi , Step by Step

Dashami preparation

Take a single satvik meal before sunset on Dashami, the day before, and avoid grains from that evening

Ekadashi sankalp

Bathe before sunrise and take a vow to keep the fast until the parana on Dwadashi

Set the altar

Place a Vishnu or Krishna image on a yellow cloth facing east; light a ghee lamp

Panchamrit abhishek

Bathe the idol with panchamrit, then with clean water, and dress it in yellow

Tulsi offering

Offer tulsi leaves with every item of bhog — the central act of this Ekadashi

Path and jagran

Recite the Vishnu Sahasranama and read the Kamika Ekadashi Vrat Katha; keep a night vigil

Parana

Break the fast on Dwadashi morning within the prescribed parana window, after feeding a Brahmin or the needy

Step-by-step pooja guidance with mantras.

Mantras

Vishnu Mula Mantra

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya · 108 chants

Salutations to the Supreme Lord Vasudeva

Shridhara Invocation

ॐ श्रीधराय नमः

Om Shridharaya Namah · 108 chants

Salutations to Shridhara, the bearer of Shri (Lakshmi)

Tulsi Pranam

ॐ तुलस्यै नमः

Om Tulasyai Namah · 11 chants

Salutations to Tulsi Devi, beloved of Vishnu

Pooja Essentials

Pooja Items

Vishnu or Krishna imageTulsi leavesYellow clothPanchamritGhee lampDhoopYellow flowersConchChandanAkshat

Flowers

Tulsi leavesYellow marigoldLotusJasmine

Prasad

Panchamrit with tulsiFruitsSabudana khichdiSinghara halwaMilkCoconut

·Avoid grains from sunset on Dashami

·Offer tulsi with every bhog

·Keep a night vigil reciting Vishnu stotras

·Feed someone before breaking your own fast

·Take the parana within the prescribed Dwadashi window

Avoid

·Do not consume rice or any grain on Ekadashi

·Do not pluck tulsi leaves on Ekadashi itself — gather them the previous evening

·Avoid onion, garlic, non-vegetarian food and alcohol

·Do not sleep during the day

·Do not break the fast outside the parana window

Remedies

·Offer a single tulsi leaf to Vishnu — held to please him more than gold

·Light a ghee lamp before Vishnu in the evening for freedom from accumulated sin

·Recite the Vishnu Sahasranama for peace and prosperity

·Donate food and grain before taking the parana

·Water and circumambulate a tulsi plant

Daan (Donations)

GrainYellow clothGheeFood to a Brahmin or the needyTulsi saplings

Kamika Ekadashi

One Tulsi Leaf Worth More Than Gold

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Published July 20, 2026

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