Today is a special day! Dev Uthani Ekadashi, also called Prabodhini Ekadashi, falls on 1st November, Saturday, 2025. It is a very happy moment when Lord Vishnu wakes up after sleeping for four months in the ocean of milk.
This ends the Chaturmas period, when many good events like weddings are paused. Now, joy returns, and all celebrations can start again.
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Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2025 Date and Time
Here are the exact timings:
- Ekadashi Tithi Starts: 1st November, Saturday 2025, at 9:11 AM
- Ekadashi Tithi Ends: 2nd November, Sunday, 2025, at 7:31 AM
Important Note: Keep the fast on November 2, 2025, because the tithi rises after sunrise (Udaya Tithi).
- Parana Time (Break Fast): 2nd November, 2025, from 1:11 PM to 3:23 PM
- Hari Vasara Ends: 2nd November, 2025, at 12:55 PM
For Gauna Ekadashi
- Fast: 2nd November, 2025
- Parana: 3rd November, 2025, from 6:34 AM to 8:46 AM
Why Celebrate Dev Uthani Ekadashi?
This day is full of power in the Hindu faith. Lord Vishnu rests during Chaturmas (four months of rains). On this Ekadashi, in the bright half of Kartik month, He opens His eyes.
- No more delays! Weddings, baby naming (mundan), housewarming (griha pravesh), and engagements begin again.
- Temples glow with lights and flowers. Krishna and Vishnu fans pray with love.
- From Skanda Purana: Fasting here washes away bad karma. You get freedom (moksha) and a spot in Vishnu’s heaven, Vaikunth.
It is like just a fresh start for everyone.
Easy Step by Step Puja Vidhi at Home
Follow these simple steps for blessings:
1. Wake Up Early: Take a clean bath.
2. Clean your Home: Wipe your prayer area spotless.
3. Set Up Altar: Place a wooden board. Put the Lord Vishnu idol and the Shri Yantra on it.
4. Decorate your Room: Light a ghee lamp. Add flower garland, tulsi leaves, panchamrit (sweet mix), fruits, and homemade sweets.
5. Draw Rongali Designs: Ladies, use rice paste (khadiya) and red earth (geru) to make rangoli at dusk.
6. Offer Food: Give vermicelli (sevaiyan), water chestnuts, sugarcane, money (dakshina), and another ghee lamp covered with a sieve.
7. Wake the Lord: Sing bhajans, ring bells, clap hands.
8. Final Prayer: Remove sieve from lamp. Pray to Vishnu for health and peace.
9. Light Up: Fill your home with diyas and lamps.
10. Share Joyful Moments: Next morning, give prasad to children.
Do the above steps with your own feelings.
Importance of Dev Uthani Ekadashi
End of Chaturmas
For four months (from Ashadha to Kartik), Lord Vishnu is believed to be in deep rest (yoga nidra) in the ocean of milk.
All happy events like weddings, housewarming, and naming ceremonies are paused. On Dev Uthani Ekadashi, He awakens and so does life!All auspicious work starts again.
Fresh Start for Families
Couples waiting to get married, families planning griha pravesh, or parents ready for mundan – this is the green light. The day brings hope, new beginnings, and celebration.
Spiritual Power to Remove Sins
According to the Skanda Purana, fasting on this Ekadashi removes bad karma – even sins done without knowing. It gives moksha (freedom from rebirth) and a place in Vaikunth, Lord Vishnu’s heavenly home.
Blessings of Lord Vishnu
Devotees who fast and pray with love receive health, peace, wealth, and protection. It’s like a direct line to the Preserver of the Universe.
Unity and Joy
Temples of Lord Krishna and Vishnu shine with lights, flowers, and bhajans. Also, decorate your homes with light diyas. Families come together. Children get prasad. The air fills with full happiness.
Dev Uthani Ekadashi Significance
Dev Uthani Ekadashi holds deep spiritual significance as it marks the awakening of Lord Vishnu after His four-month sleep during Chaturmas. Celebrated on 2nd November, 2025.
This day ends the pause on auspicious events like weddings and ceremonies. It brings new beginnings and joy in your life.
Fasting and prayers on this Ekadashi wash away past sins, grant moksha, and secure a place in Vaikunth. It is a powerful moment of renewal, devotion, and divine blessings.
Chant These Powerful Mantras
Repeat them during puja for extra grace:
- Om Namo Narayanaye
- Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaye
- Achyutam Keshavam Krishna Damodaram, Ram Narayanam Janaki Vallabham
- Hare Ram Hare Ram Ram Ram Hare Hare, Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare
Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2025 brings hope, end of waits, and divine love. Fast, pray, and celebrate. May Lord Vishnu bless your family with happiness, health, and success.