Kṛṣṇa Kalki Dwādaśī 2027
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New Delhi
After Ekādaśī
Significance of the day
Bhādrapada's Dvādaśī name is Kalki. The bright twelfth, Kalki Dvādaśī, is a crowded day, shared with Vāmana Jayantī and, when Śravaṇa nakṣatra joins, with Śravaṇa Dvādaśī. Its waning partner is quieter. Kṛṣṇa Kalki Dvādaśī falls in the dark fortnight given to the ancestors, usually the morning after Indirā Ekādaśī, so in most homes it is a pāraṇa day set among the offerings of Pitṛ Pakṣa.
Pañcāṅga rule and reckoning
- How the day is fixed: The day is the one on which the Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa Dvādaśī of amānta Bhādrapada stands at local sunrise. Pūrṇimānta calendars show the same day in Āśvina.
- Keep in mind: When Bhādrapada repeats as an adhika month, the extra month's waning twelfth is named Adhika Kṛṣṇa Kalki Dvādaśī. Tithi times are local, so towns may keep the day a day apart.
- This year: The 2027 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
- Pāraṇa after Indirā Ekādaśī: Those who kept Indirā Ekādaśī for their ancestors break the fast this morning within the pāraṇa time of the pañcāṅga. A short Viṣṇu pūjā at home is usual, and the monthly Dvādaśī has no vrata of its own.
- Worth remembering: Vāmana Jayantī and Śravaṇa Dvādaśī belong to the bright Kalki Dvādaśī two weeks earlier and are separate observances. None of them falls on this waning twelfth.
Family custom and ācāra
During Pitṛ Pakṣa each family follows its own rules for offerings, food and fasting, and this Dvādaśī is kept inside that pattern. Some homes treat it as an ordinary pāraṇa morning, others fold it into the fortnight's observances for the ancestors. The right course is the one the elders of your own house have followed.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the exact date of Krishna Kalki Dwadashi 2027 in New Delhi?
Krishna Kalki Dwadashi 2027 date for New Delhi is computed from local sunrise.
- Is this the Kalki Dvādaśī that comes with Vāmana Jayantī?
No. That is Kalki Dvādaśī, the bright twelfth of Bhādrapada. Kṛṣṇa Kalki Dvādaśī is the waning twelfth two weeks later and has no Jayantī on it.
- Does Kṛṣṇa in the name mean Lord Kṛṣṇa?
No. It marks kṛṣṇa pakṣa, the dark fortnight. The Viṣṇu name of the day is Kalki, carried over from the bright twelfth of the month.
- Is there a fast on this day?
The fast is Indirā Ekādaśī the day before. Kṛṣṇa Kalki Dvādaśī is usually the morning it is broken, and no separate vrata is attached to the monthly name.
- When is Krishna Kalki Dwadashi in 2027?
The Panchang fixes the day by this rule: Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa Dvādaśī of amānta Bhādrapada (pūrṇimānta Āśvina), kept on the day the Dvādaśī stands at local sunrise. The 2027 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 Krishna Kalki Dwadashi date differ by city?
How the day is fixed: The day is the one on which the Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa Dvādaśī of amānta Bhādrapada stands at local sunrise. Pūrṇimānta calendars show the same day in Āśvina.
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.