Putrada Ekadashi 2027: Dates, Vrat Katha and Puja Vidhi

Putrada Ekadashi is the Ekadashi on which couples pray to Lord Vishnu for the blessing of a child; putrada means “giver of children”. It comes twice a year, in Pausha (December–January) and in Shravana (July–August). In 2027 they fall on Tuesday, 19 January and Thursday, 12 August.

Putrada Ekadashi 2027 dates

Calculated for New Delhi by World of Hindus; see all Ekadashi dates for the year. Vaishnava calendars can differ by a day.

The Putrada Ekadashi vrat katha

In the city of Bhadravati ruled King Suketuman and Queen Shaibya. They were good and generous rulers, but they had no child, and the king grieved that no one would offer pind to his ancestors or rule after him. Heartbroken, he rode alone into the forest and came to a lake where sages were bathing. When he bowed and told them his sorrow, they told him that it was Pausha Shukla Ekadashi, the Putrada Ekadashi, and that if he and his queen kept the fast with devotion to Vishnu, his wish would be granted. The king returned and kept the vrat with Shaibya, and in time a radiant son was born to them, who grew up to be a righteous king.

For Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, the Puranas tell of King Mahijit of Mahishmati, also childless, whom the sage Lomasha told that a sin from a past life stood in the way; when the king and his people kept this Ekadashi, the obstacle was removed and a son was born.

How to keep the Putrada Ekadashi vrat

1. On Dashami (the day before), eat one simple sattvic meal before sunset, without rice.
2. On Ekadashi, bathe early and take the sankalp together, as a couple if you are praying for a child.
3. Worship Vishnu (or Bal Gopal, the child Krishna): offer tulsi, yellow flowers, panchamrit, fruit and a lamp; chant ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय 108 times or the Vishnu Sahasranama.
4. Read or listen to the katha above, and sing Om Jai Jagdish Hare.
5. Fast on fruit and milk, or nirjala if you are able; spend the night in bhajan if you can.
6. On Dwadashi, after sunrise, feed a Brahmin or someone in need, then break the fast (parana) with simple food.

A gentle note: the fast is a prayer, not a medical treatment. Couples facing difficulty conceiving should also see a doctor; faith and good medical care go together.

More on Ekadashi

Every Ekadashi is sacred to Vishnu; see the Ekadashi dates for the year on our panchang, and read about Dev Uthani Ekadashi, when Vishnu wakes after Chaturmas.

Sources: Padma Purana and Bhavishya Purana (Putrada Ekadashi mahatmya); dates computed by World of Hindus for New Delhi. Image: Raja Ravi Varma chromolithograph, Wellcome Collection, CC BY 4.0.