Dāmodara Dwādaśī 2026
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Bhubaneswar
After Ekādaśī
Significance of the day
The bright Dvādaśī of Śrāvaṇa carries the name Dāmodara, Kṛṣṇa bound at the waist with a rope. It comes the morning after Śrāvaṇa Putradā Ekādaśī, so in most homes it is a day of pāraṇa and a small pūjā to Viṣṇu under this name. The Dāmodara worship of Kārttika belongs to another season and is not this day.
Pañcāṅga rule and reckoning
- How the day is fixed: The day is the one on which Śrāvaṇa Śukla Dvādaśī stands at local sunrise, normally the morning after Śrāvaṇa Putradā Ekādaśī.
- Keep in mind: The tithi is read at local sunrise, so the date can differ between distant towns. In a year when Śrāvaṇa is adhika, the pañcāṅga prints Adhika Dāmodara Dvādaśī for that month.
- This year: The 2026 date shown here is worked out from sunrise at the place you chose, so in another city the same day can fall a day earlier or later.
Worship and observances
- Breaking the Ekādaśī fast: Those who kept Śrāvaṇa Putradā Ekādaśī break the fast after sunrise, within Dvādaśī and outside Hari Vāsara.
- Worship of Dāmodara: A small household pūjā is offered to Viṣṇu as Dāmodara, the month's name.
- Worth remembering: Kārttika is widely kept as the Dāmodara month, but that is a different season from this Śrāvaṇa Dvādaśī. The waning twelfth that follows, amānta Śrāvaṇa Kṛṣṇa Dvādaśī, is Kṛṣṇa Dāmodara Dvādaśī and is also a separate day.
Family custom and ācāra
Most families keep this morning simply, closing the Ekādaśī and offering a short pūjā. Some do more and some do less, and the right measure is the one the elders of your own house have handed down.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the exact date of Damodara Dwadashi 2026 in Bhubaneswar?
Damodara Dwadashi 2026 date for Bhubaneswar is computed from local sunrise.
- When is Dāmodara Dvādaśī?
It is Śrāvaṇa Śukla Dvādaśī at local sunrise, usually the day after Śrāvaṇa Putradā Ekādaśī.
- What does the name Dāmodara mean?
Dāmodara is Kṛṣṇa with a rope bound around His waist. It is the name of Viṣṇu given to the bright Dvādaśī of Śrāvaṇa.
- Is this the Kārttika Dāmodara observance?
No. The Kārttika Dāmodara month comes in a different season. This is only the monthly name of Śrāvaṇa Śukla Dvādaśī.
- When is Damodara Dwadashi in 2026?
The Panchang fixes the day by this rule: Śrāvaṇa Śukla Dvādaśī at local sunrise. The 2026 date shown here is worked out from sunrise at the place you chose, so in another city the same day can fall a day earlier or later.
- Why can the Damodara Dwadashi date differ by city?
How the day is fixed: The day is the one on which Śrāvaṇa Śukla Dvādaśī stands at local sunrise, normally the morning after Śrāvaṇa Putradā Ekādaśī.
Viṣṇu stotram
Tithi śloka
Dvādaśī is normally the pāraṇa day after an Ekādaśī fast. Vaiṣṇava law moves the fast itself to Dvādaśī only under specified defects such as Daśamī touching Ekādaśī at Aruṇodaya.
Source
Nārada Purāṇa, Pūrva-bhāga 4.121.98.
IAST
Yadāruṇodaye viddhā daśamyaikādaśī tithiḥ | Tadā tāṃ saṃparityajya dvādaśīṃ samupoṣayet ||
When Ekādaśī is pierced by Daśamī at Aruṇodaya, that Ekādaśī is rejected and the fast is kept on Dvādaśī.
Source
Bhāgavata Purāṇa 9.4.39–40.
IAST
Brāhmaṇātikrame doṣo dvādaśyāṃ yad apāraṇe | Yat kṛtvā sādhu me bhūyād adharmo vā na māṃ spṛśet || Ambhasā kevalenātha kariṣye vratapāraṇam | Āhur abbhakṣaṇaṃ viprā hy aśitaṃ nāśitaṃ ca tat ||
Ambarīṣa fears both slighting his brāhmaṇa guest and failing to complete pāraṇa within Dvādaśī. He seeks the course that will do him good and let no adharma touch him. He therefore completes the pāraṇa of his vrata with water alone, which the learned regard as both eaten and not eaten.
Note: Dates depend on your place, timezone and vrata settings. Temple custom may differ.