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Ekadashi 17 of 24

Kamika Ekadashi

कामिका एकादशी

Paksha

Krishna

Masa

Shravana

Window

July-August

Deity

Vishnu (as Sridhara)

Origin & story

Brahma Vaivarta Purana.

During Chaturmasya, when devas are asleep, Kamika Ekadashi is the only vrat that grants the same merit as bathing in all sacred tirthas combined. A hunter who killed a brahmana accidentally observed this Ekadashi and was liberated.

Worship mantra

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय

Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya

Fasting rule

Phalahara fast; light a single ghee lamp before Tulsi.

Foods permitted

  • Milk
  • Fruits

Foods forbidden

  • Grains
  • Lentils
  • Onion / garlic

Benefits

  • Equivalent merit of all tirtha-snanas combined
  • Removal of brahma-hatya papa
  • Liberation of ancestors

Who should observe

Those carrying grave sinsDevotees in ChaturmasyaPilgrims unable to travel during rains

Special note

Tulsi worship + ghee-lamp before Tulsi gives signature merit.

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