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Shravana Putrada Ekadashi

Pavitra Ekadashi — The Vrat for Progeny

Shravana Shukla Paksha Ekadashi

Shravana Putrada Ekadashi

Pavitra Ekadashi — The Vrat for Progeny

Shravana Shukla Paksha Ekadashi

Deity

Lord Vishnu (Narayana), Goddess Lakshmi

Observance

Vrat · Full-day fast

Duration

1 day

Observed

All India

Pooja Muhurat in New Delhi

11:58 AM – 12:48 PM

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

Narrowed to Abhijit Muhurat, the most auspicious part of the window

Best choghadiya within this window

Amrit 11:58 AM – 12:24 PM

Showing timings for New Delhi (IST), the default city — checking your location for timings that match your own sunrise.

Vrat Parana · breaking the fast

01:41 PM – 04:16 PM (Next Day)

The following day, once Hari Vasara has passed

Hari Vasara until 10:51 AM — it covers the morning, so the parana moves to Aparahna Kaal

Dwadashi morning, within the prescribed parana window

Calculated for New Delhi (IST), the default city — checking your location.

About This Day

Ekadashi in Shravan Shukla Paksha — fasting on this day is said to grant the boon of a child (Putra).

Shravana Putrada Ekadashi falls on the Ekadashi of Shukla Paksha in Shravan and is kept above all by couples seeking the blessing of a child — putrada means the giver of offspring. The Bhavishya Purana tells of King Mahijit of Mahishmati, childless and troubled, who was counselled by the sage Lomasha to observe this vrat; his queen bore a son the following year. Beyond the literal prayer for children, the vrat is understood as a petition for the wellbeing and long life of existing children, and for the continuity of the family line. It is also called Pavitra Ekadashi in parts of Gujarat and Maharashtra, where a sacred thread — pavitra — is offered to Vishnu and later worn.

Pavitra EkadashiPavitropana EkadashiPutrada Ekadasi

Regional Names

Odisha

Pavitropana Ekadasi

Gujarat

Pavitra Ekadashi

All India

Shravana Putrada Ekadashi

Tamil Nadu

Putrada Ekadasi

Maharashtra

Pavitra Ekadashi

Vrat Rules

Couples observing the vrat for a child traditionally keep it together. Rice is strictly forbidden. A night vigil with bhajans is customary.

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 and avoid grains from that evening

Ekadashi sankalp

Bathe before sunrise and vow to keep the fast, stating the wish for the vrat if you have one

Set the altar

Place a Vishnu image on a yellow cloth facing east with a kalash beside it

Abhishek and dressing

Bathe the idol with panchamrit and water, dress it in yellow and adorn with a tulsi garland

Pavitra offering

Offer the pavitra — a sacred thread of cotton or silk — to Vishnu where this custom is followed

Path and katha

Recite the Vishnu Sahasranama and read the Putrada Ekadashi Vrat Katha of King Mahijit

Parana

Keep a night vigil, then break the fast on Dwadashi morning within the prescribed window

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

Santan Gopal Mantra

ॐ देवकीसुत गोविन्द वासुदेव जगत्पते। देहि मे तनयं कृष्ण त्वामहं शरणं गतः।।

Om Devakisuta Govinda Vasudeva Jagatpate, Dehi Me Tanayam Krishna Tvamaham Sharanam Gatah · 108 chants

O son of Devaki, Govinda, Vasudeva, lord of the world — grant me a child, O Krishna; I have come to you for refuge

Vishnu Gayatri

ॐ नारायणाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि। तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात्।।

Om Narayanaya Vidmahe Vasudevaya Dhimahi, Tanno Vishnuh Prachodayat · 108 chants

We meditate on Narayana, we contemplate Vasudeva. May Vishnu awaken us

Pooja Essentials

Pooja Items

Vishnu imageTulsi leavesYellow clothPavitra threadPanchamritKalashGhee lampDhoopChandanAkshatConch

Flowers

Tulsi leavesYellow marigoldLotusJasmine

Prasad

Panchamrit with tulsiFruitsSabudana khichdiKheer made with milkCoconutMakhana

·Avoid grains from sunset on Dashami

·Offer tulsi with every bhog

·Read the Putrada Ekadashi Vrat Katha

·Keep a night vigil with bhajans

·Take the parana within the prescribed Dwadashi window

Avoid

·Do not consume rice or any grain on Ekadashi

·Do not pluck tulsi on Ekadashi itself

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

·Do not sleep during the day

·Do not speak harshly to any child on this day

Remedies

·Couples seeking a child chant the Santan Gopal mantra together

·Offer a pavitra thread to Vishnu and wear it after the puja

·Feed and gift young children on this day

·Recite the Vishnu Sahasranama for family wellbeing

·Donate grain, yellow cloth and ghee before the parana

Daan (Donations)

GrainYellow clothGheeSweets for childrenFood to a Brahmin or the needy

Shravana Putrada Ekadashi

Pavitra Ekadashi — The Vrat for Progeny

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Published August 3, 2026

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