Date to Remember: Monday, 08 April 2025
According to Hindu beliefs, each Ekadashi holds great spiritual value, but the Kamada Ekadashi that falls in the Shukla Paksha of Chaitra month is especially revered. Devotees believe that fasting on this day and worshipping Lord Vishnu with devotion can absolve one of all sins and fulfill even the most heartfelt wishes.
Let’s take a closer look at the muhurat, rituals, and powerful mantras recommended by Pandit Ramakant Mishra for this sacred day.
📿 Kamada Ekadashi Vrat Muhurat – April 2025
Ekadashi Begins: 07 April, 08:00 PM
Ekadashi Ends: 08 April, 09:11 PM
Parana Time (Breaking the Fast): 08 April, 06:05 AM to 08:36 AM
Dwadashi Ends: 08 April, 10:54 PM
🌼 Significance of
On this holy day, devotees observe a strict fast, chant Vishnu mantras, and worship with full rituals to receive the divine blessings of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi. It is believed that fasting on Kamada Ekadashi brings:
Liberation from all sins
Fulfillment of desires
Peace, prosperity, and happiness in life
Divine protection and spiritual elevation
🔱 Mantras to Please Lord Vishnu on Kamada Ekadashi
Reciting the following mantras with a pure heart and full concentration is said to bring immense spiritual benefits:
“Ekadashyan Samayukte Devdev Janardan। Ekabhaktim Pradasyanti Muktim Me Kuru Keshav॥”
“ॐ विष्णवे नमः” (Om Vishnave Namah)
“ॐ नारायणाय विद्महे वासुदेवाय धीमहि तन्नो विष्णुः प्रचोदयात्”
“ॐ कृष्णाय वासुदेवाय हरये परमात्मने। प्रणत क्लेश नाशाय गोविंदाय नमो नमः॥”
🧘♀️ Mantras for Peace, Happiness & Divine Grace
“या देवी सर्वभूतेषु शक्तिरूपेण संस्थिता। नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः॥”
“ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं। भर्गो देवस्य धीमहि धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्॥” (Gayatri Mantra)
“ॐ नमस्ते परमब्रह्म नमस्ते परमात्मने। निर्गुणाय नमस्तुभ्यं सदा योगाय नमो नमः॥”
“ॐ त्र्यंबकं यजामहे सुगंधिं पुष्टिवर्धनम्। उर्वारुकमिव बन्धनान्मृत्योर्मुक्षीय माऽमृतात्॥” (Mahamrityunjaya Mantra)
💰 Mantras to Please Goddess Lakshmi
Chant these to invoke wealth, fortune, and domestic bliss:
“ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं पूर्णगृहस्थ सुख सिद्धये ह्रीं श्रीं ॐ नमः॥”
“ॐ श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं कमले कमलालये प्रसिद्ध प्रसिद्ध श्रीं ह्रीं श्रीं ॐ महालक्ष्म्यै नमः॥”
“ॐ ह्रीं श्रीं क्लीं श्रीं लक्ष्मी मम गृहे धनं पूर्ये, धनं पूर्ये, चिंतां दूरये दूरये स्वाहा॥”
“ॐ ह्रीं ह्रीं श्री लक्ष्मीवासुदेवाय नमः॥”
✨ Final Thought
Kamada Ekadashi is not just about fasting, but about aligning with divinity. When devotion meets discipline, even the hardest of desires turn into reality. So on April 8, wake up early, purify your mind and surroundings, and immerse yourself in bhakti, chanting, and silence. Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi are believed to bestow their choicest blessings on this day.
