Mohini Ekadashi 2027
💜 Beauty, Charm & Liberation — May 16, 2027
📅 Sunday, May 16, 2027
Vaishakha Month, Shukla Paksha (Waxing Moon)
Parana window: ISKCON (vaisnavacalendar.info), Delhi. Your city’s date and window may differ; see the city pages below.
✨ Significance of Mohini Ekadashi
Mohini Ekadashi is named after Lord Vishnu's most enchanting avatar — Mohini, the divine enchantress. This is the only female avatar of Lord Vishnu, who appeared during the Samudra Manthan (churning of the ocean) to distribute the nectar of immortality.
🌸 Special Blessing: Observing Mohini Ekadashi is believed to grant inner and outer beauty, charm, and the power to attract positive relationships and opportunities.
This Ekadashi is particularly powerful for:
- Enhancing physical and spiritual beauty
- Attracting loving relationships
- Breaking free from illusions (maya)
- Gaining wisdom to see through deception
- Achieving liberation from material attachments
📖 The Story of Mohini Ekadashi
The Surya Purana narrates the story of a merchant named Dhanapala who lived in Bhadravati. Despite his wealth, he was tormented by the sinful acts of his son Dhrishtabuddhi, who had squandered the family fortune on gambling and immoral activities.
Expelled from his home, Dhrishtabuddhi wandered in the forest, starving and repentant. He came across a sage's ashram on the day of Mohini Ekadashi and, unknowingly, observed the fast due to his circumstances.
💫 The accidental observance of Mohini Ekadashi purified all his sins. Lord Vishnu, pleased by this, appeared and blessed him. Dhrishtabuddhi became a changed man, reconciled with his father, and eventually attained moksha.
🙏 Mohini Ekadashi Mantra
"Om Namo Bhagavate Mohiniyai Namah"
Chant this mantra for divine grace, beauty, and liberation from illusions.
📋 How to Observe Mohini Ekadashi
- Rise before dawn and take a holy bath
- Wear clean, preferably white or light-colored clothes
- Offer prayers to Lord Vishnu with flowers and Tulsi
- Observe full fast or consume only fruits and milk
- Read the story of Mohini avatar
- Chant Vishnu mantras or Vishnu Sahasranama
- Perform acts of charity — donate to the needy
- Keep a night vigil if possible
🎁 Benefits of Mohini Ekadashi
- Beauty & Charm: Enhances physical and spiritual radiance
- Sin Cleansing: Purifies even grave sins
- Maya Removal: Breaks free from illusions and attachments
- Relationship Blessings: Attracts harmonious relationships
- Wisdom: Grants discernment between truth and illusion
- Moksha: Leads to ultimate liberation
🌍 Mohini Ekadashi break-fast time in your city
The fast date and Parana (break-fast) window depend on where you are. Each city page lists all 2027 dates with ISKCON break-fast times in local time:
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