Varuthini Ekadashi as it falls in 2070.
Next date: 2 May 2027Varuthini Ekadashi 2070
Tuesday, 6 May 2070, in Ahmedabad
EkadashiGujarati · Hindu
Panchang on the day
6
Tuesday
Waning Tenth
until 06:09
Aquarius
- ગGa
- સSa
- શSha
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Moonrise
- 02:44
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- until 03:34 next day
- Yoga
- Indra
- until 13:42
- Karana
- Vishti
- until 06:09
- Rahu Kalam 15:53 to 17:32
- Yamaganda 09:19 to 10:57
- Abhijit muhurat 12:10 to 13:02
Why this date
Chaitra Waning Eleventh, taken at sunrise
Runs from 6 May 06:09 IST to 7 May 04:36 IST.
This tithi is skipped: it begins and ends between two sunrises, so no day carries it. Shown on the day it begins.
In short
Varuthini Ekadashi is a Ekadashi vrat observed according to the Hindu calendar. Its date and customary practices can vary by region and local Panchang.
The story
Varuthini Ekadashi is observed during the waning half of Vaishakha in many northern calendars, corresponding to Chaitra Krishna Ekadashi in Gujarat. Its mahatmya, presented as Krishna's teaching about the merits of the vow, praises self-restraint, charity and the protective power of devotion. One popular vrat-katha concerns King Mandhata, a devoted ruler who undertakes austerities beside the Narmada. A wild bear attacks and injures him, but he turns his thoughts toward Vishnu and asks for guidance rather than giving himself over to anger.
In the familiar retelling Vishnu directs Mandhata to worship in the Varaha form and observe Varuthini Ekadashi. Through this discipline the king is said to recover and renew his life. Some textual versions focus more on the merits and conduct of the vow than on the bear episode, so the two should be described as related narrative strands rather than as a universally identical scripture passage. The name Varuthini evokes protection, especially protection achieved through deliberate conduct rather than an automatic promise of safety.
Devotees worship Vishnu, recite the katha, avoid harmful behaviour, offer charity and may fast according to health. Religious accounts of recovery do not prove a medical cure: an injury from a wild animal requires urgent medical care. As for other Ekadashis, Smarta and Vaishnava fasting dates and Dwadashi parana intervals must be calculated locally.
Why it matters
Kept for protection - varuthini means armoured. The fast is said to guard what has been gained rather than to gain anything, which sets it apart from the ones that promise.
What people do
Vishnu worship, Mandhata katha, generosity and a health-appropriate fast followed by correctly timed parana.
Fasting
Chaitra's dark fortnight. Varuthini is armour, and the fast is kept before something difficult rather than after it.
Told differently elsewhere
Gujarati Chaitra Krishna corresponds to Vaishakha Krishna in northern purnimanta calendars.
Questions people ask
- When is Varuthini Ekadashi in 2070?
- On Tuesday, 6 May 2070 in India. Runs from 6 May 06:09 IST to 7 May 04:36 IST.
- Why does the date change every year?
- It is kept by the lunar calendar, so its day on the civil calendar moves from year to year.
- Is the date the same everywhere?
- Usually. Where sunrise falls at a different moment the day can differ by one, and the dates here are worked out for India.
