When Is Mokshada Ekadashi, 22 Or 23 December 2023? Date, Time, Parana Timings, Puja Vidhi And Significance

When is Mokshada Ekadashi 2023? The year 2023 is coming to an end. According to the English calendar, the month of December is going on. According to the Hindu calendar, it is the month of Margashirsha.

Ekadashi date of Shukla Paksha of Margashirsha month is celebrated as Mokshada Ekadashi. Mokshada Ekadashi will be the last Ekadashi of the year 2023. This date is considered very dear to Lord Vishnu.

Mokshada Ekadashi 2023: Date, Time

Mokshada Ekadashi has great importance among all Ekadashi dates. According to its name, this date helps attain salvation. On this day, ancestors also get salvation by duly worshiping Shri Hari Vishnu. Let us know what is the exact date and time of Mokshada Ekadashi in the year 2023.

When Is Mokshada Ekadashi 2023?
This time there is confusion regarding the date of the last Ekadashi of the year 2023 i.e. Mokshada Ekadashi. According to the information received, this time Ekadashi will be celebrated for two days on 22 and 23 December. According to the Panchang, Mokshada Ekadashi Tithi of Shukla Paksha of Margashirsha month will start on 22 December 2023 at 08:16 AM. This date will end on December 23, 2023, at 07:11 am.

Considering the Udayatithi, the householders (Smart sect) will observe the Ekadashi fast on 22nd December. People of the Vaishnav sect and saints will fast on Mokshada Ekadashi on 23rd December.

Mokshada Ekadashi 2023: When To Observe And Break Fast

People observing the fast of Mokshada Ekadashi on 22 December 2023 can break the fast on 23 December 2023 between 01:22 pm to 03:25 pm. People of the Vaishnav sect, who fast on 23 December, can break the Ekadashi fast on 24 December 2023 between 07:10 am to 09:14 am.

Mokshada Ekadashi 2023: Significance Of Observing Fast
The importance of this Ekadashi is important for attaining salvation. By completing this fast duly and worshiping with true devotion, a person attains salvation. On the day of Mokshada Ekadashi, by offering tarpan to our ancestors, they also get salvation. Lord Shri Krishna preached Geeta to Arjuna on this day in Kurukshetra. There is no other fast that provides salvation better than the Mokshada Ekadashi fast.

Mokshada Ekadashi 2023: Worship Method
You need to take bath early in the morning and spread a seat near the place of worship at home and sit.
Then spread a yellow cloth on a stool and keep a picture of Lord Vishnu.
Then start the puja by sprinkling Ganga water and worship with flowers, sandalwood, incense, naivedya and lamp.
Whatever food you offer to Lord Vishnu, always include basil leaves in it and read the story of Ekadashi fast.
At least, next day, break the fast as per the auspicious time and do Parana.

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