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Saturday, 1 August 2009

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Putrada Ekadasi (Shravana)

Putradā Ekādaśī (Śrāvaṇa)

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Bengaluru, India

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Śrī Ekādaśī Devī in serene padmāsana dhyāna
Śrī Ekādaśī Devī: The divine protective energy of Lord Viṣṇu presiding over sacred fasting vows.

Same across Smārta and Vaishnava, amānta and pūrṇimānta.

From the pañchāṅga

Fri · 31 Jul · 6:21 PM
Sat · 1 Aug · 8:27 PM
Sat · 1 Aug · 8:27 PM

The tithi begins on Friday afternoon. At that day’s , is still prevailing: so the fast follows the next day, when reaches sunrise.

The fast

at sunrise
Sat · 1 Aug · 6:05 AM
pāraṇa window
Sun · 2 Aug · 6:05 AM – 9:15 AM

Many keep a stricter fast from sunset the evening before.

Authentic Śāstric Method

The 3-Day Observance Arc

Ekādaśī is a three-day discipline. Preparation begins on Daśamī.

1

Daśamī · Day of Preparation (Samyama)

Friday, 31 July 2009

Eat a single light sattvic meal before sunset. Avoid heavy grains, lentils, or eating late at night. Take a holy bath and resolve for the fast.

2

Ekādaśī · Day of Fast & Vigil (Vrata)

Saturday, August 1, 2009 · Begins 6:05 AM (Sunrise)

Complete fast from sunrise to sunrise (water-only, fruits, or Nirjala as per capacity). Continuous prayer, chanting, and night vigil (Jāgaraṇa).

3

Dvādaśī · Breaking the Fast (Pāraṇā)

Sunday, 2 August 2009 · Pāraṇā Window: 6:05 AM – 9:15 AM

Morning bath, offer charity (dāna) to the needy or Brahmins, and break the fast strictly within the pāraṇā window before Dvādaśī ends.

सङ्कल्पः·SAṄKALPAḤ

Saturday, 1 August (today, in the ancient reckoning)

  1. Cosmic Time

    अद्य · श्वेतवराह कल्पे · वैवस्वत मन्वन्तरे · कलियुगे प्रथम पादे

    adya · śveta-varāha kalpe · vaivasvata manvantare · kali-yuge prathama pāde

  2. Calendrical Time

    शालिवाहन शके १९३१ · विरोधि संवत्सरे · दक्षिणायने · वर्षा ऋतौ

    śālivāhana śake 1931 · Virodhin saṁvatsare · Dakṣiṇāyane · Varṣā ṛtau

  3. Astronomical Limb (Pañcāṅga) · पञ्चाङ्ग कालः

    भाद्रपद मासे · शुक्ल पक्षे · एकादशी तिथौ · शनि वासरे · ज्येष्ठा नक्षत्रे · इन्द्र योगे · वणिज करणे

    Bhādrapada māse · Śukla pakṣe · Ekādaśī tithau · Śani vāsare · Jyeṣṭhā nakṣatre · Indra yoge · Vaṇija karaṇe

  4. Sacred Locality

    जम्बूद्वीपे · भारतवर्षे*

    jambū-dvīpe · bhārata-varṣe (India)

*The locality lines (jambū-dvīpe bhārata-varṣe): India is shown by default; spoken aloud you substitute your own region and town.

Vedic Understanding

What You Just Read: The Three Frames of Time

The saṅkalpa places the moment in three nested dimensions—cosmic, calendrical, and astronomical—so the seeker knows exactly when and where they stand in eternity.

I

Cosmic Time (Eternal Scale)

Cosmic time doesn’t change with where you read this. Śveta-varāha is the present kalpa (~4.32 billion years). Vaivasvata is the current manvantara. Kali-yuga prathama pāda places us in the first quarter of the dark age. Identical whether recited in Bengaluru, Mumbai, London, or New York.

II

Calendrical Time (Solar & Seasonal Cycles)

Calendrical time tracks the present era and season: the Śaka era (from 78 CE), the 60-year Jovian saṁvatsara cycle, Uttarāyaṇa or Dakṣiṇāyana (solar transit), and the bi-monthly ṛtu (season).

III

Astronomical Time (The Five Limbs of Pañchāṅga)

Astronomical time is the immediate daily rhythm: māsa (lunar month), pakṣa (fortnight), tithi (lunar day), vāra (solar weekday), nakṣatra (moon constellation), yoga, and karaṇa.

Local Sunrise Reckoning & Daily Purpose

All values above are calculated for your local sunrise. The day traditionally belongs to whichever tithi prevailed at sunrise.

The saṅkalpa is the daily (nitya) opening of sacred life. Recited each morning, it re-anchors you in awareness of eternity and dedicates your actions with resolve.

Today's Sky (1 August 2009)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:05 AM71° ENE
Sunset6:46 PM289° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise3:16 PM117° ESE
Moonset1:55 AM243° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

9:15 AM – 10:50 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

2:01 PM – 3:36 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:01 PM – 12:49 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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