📅 19 December 2026
Mokshada Ekadashi (Gita Jayanti) मोक्षदा एकादशी
Krishna · Full-day vrat
Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the Kurukshetra battlefield on this day. Recitation of Gita today liberates ancestors (mokshada = bestower of moksha).
Rituals (vidhi)
- 1.Full Bhagavad Gita parayan (18 chapters)
- 2.Ekadashi nirjala vrat
- 3.Donate Gita copies to devotees
- 4.Tarpan in name of departed ancestors
Significance
Most powerful Ekadashi for ancestor liberation. ISKCON Gita Daan campaign distributes lakhs of free Gitas globally on this day.
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