Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Mukkoti Ekadashi)
Sri Vaikuntha-natha (Lord Narayana)
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Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Mukkoti Ekadashi in Tamil, Mokshada Ekadashi in Sanskrit) — the holiest day of the Sri Vaishnava year. Margazhi Shukla Ekadashi. The Vaikuntha-Dwaram (Northern Gate) is opened from Brahma-muhurta at every Sri Vaishnava divya-desam. Bhagavad Gita Jayanti also falls on this day. Tirumala alone receives over a million devotees.
Dates 2026–2027
Mantra
ॐ नमो नारायणाय
Om Namo Narayanaya
Salutations to Sri Narayana — the Sri Vaishnava Ashtakshara mantra that opens the gates of Vaikuntha.
How to recite
Begin with Suprabhatam at Brahma-muhurta. Recite Vishnu Sahasranama, the Tiruppavai (in Margazhi), and a chapter of Tiruvaymozhi. At dawn, walk through the Vaikuntha-Dwaram (the north gate, opened only on this day) at any major Sri Vaishnava temple. Maintain naam-japa continuously. Parana on Dwadashi morning after sunrise abhishekam.
Benefits
On this single day Sri Narayana opens the Vaikuntha-Dwaram (Northern Gate of Vaikuntha) and grants liberation to those who pass through. Tirumala-Tirupati, Srirangam, Kanchipuram, and every other Sri Vaishnava divya-desam open their northern gates from Brahma-muhurta. Held by Ramanujacharya to be the holiest day of the year.
✦ Special Note
At Srirangam, Lord Ranganatha is brought through the Paramapada-vasal (Vaikuntha gate) in the famous Sorgavaasal procession. Only on this one day of the year is this gate opened. Dates follow the SriVaishnava Calendar of Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam (andavan.org/srivaishnavacalendar/), Tenkalai convention; Vadakalai households may observe Ahobila Mutt Panchangam dates, which can differ by a day on some Ekadashi/Utsav observances.
Foods Allowed
Foods to Avoid
Meal Idea
Strict nirahara/phalahar through the day with fruits, milk, and tulsi-charanamrita. Parana the next morning at sunrise with akkaravadisal (sweet rice payasam) and sundal — both first offered to Vaikuntha-natha.
🪔 Aarti
Om Jai Jagdish Hare
ॐ जय जगदीश हरे, स्वामी जय जगदीश हरे । भक्त जनों के संकट, दास जनों के संकट, क्षण में दूर करे ॥ जो ध्यावे फल पावे, दुःख बिनसे मन का । सुख सम्पत्ति घर आवे, कष्ट मिटे तन का ॥ मात-पिता तुम मेरे, शरण गहूं मैं किसकी । तुम बिन और न दूजा, आस करूं मैं जिसकी ॥ तुम पूरन परमात्मा, तुम अंतर्यामी । पारब्रह्म परमेश्वर, तुम सबके स्वामी ॥ तुम करुणा के सागर, तुम पालनकर्ता । मैं सेवक तुम स्वामी, कृपा करो भर्ता ॥ तुम हो एक अगोचर, सबके प्राणपति । किस विधि मिलूं दयामय, तुमको मैं कुमति ॥ दीनबंधु दुःखहर्ता, ठाकुर तुम मेरे । अपने हाथ उठाओ, अपनी शरण में लाओ ॥ विषय विकार मिटाओ, पाप हरो देवा । श्रद्धा भक्ति बढ़ाओ, संतन की सेवा ॥
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