వైకుంఠ ఏకాదశి (ముక్కోటి ఏకాదశి — ఉత్తర ద్వార దర్శనం) 2026
⏰ Auspicious Puja Muhurat & Panchangam
Detailed Daily Panchangam →🌇 Sunset: 5:46 PM
🌟 Significance & Spiritual Importance
Attainment of Vaikuntha abode, eradication of birth-death cycle, and honoring the Bhagavad Gita.
📜 Historical Background & Puranic Origins
Lord Vishnu opened the northern gateway of Vaikuntha for two demons Madhu and Kaitabha, granting salvation.
🕉️ Traditional Puja Vidhi (Step-by-Step Procedure)
Perform the sacred observances with purity of mind, devotion, and alignment with traditional Vedic rituals.
Light cow ghee/til oil lamps facing East. Perform Achamanam and seek purification of body and mind.
Pray to Lord Ganesha to remove obstacles. Take akshatas and water to state place, time, gotram, and desire.
Consecrate pure water with mango leaves and coconut. Invoke the presiding deities with reverence.
Offer Asanam, Padhyam, Arghyam, Snanam (Panchamrita), Vastra, Yajnopaveetam, and Sandalwood paste.
Chant the Ashtottara Shatanamavali (108 names) offering fresh sacred flowers and bilva/tulasi leaves.
Offer pure guggulu incense, lamp darshanam, traditional prasadam offerings, fruits, and tambulam.
Perform lighted camphor aarti with bell ringing and chanting sacred Mangala harathi stotras.
Circumambulate three times clockwise, perform prostrations, and offer all fruits of the puja to the Divine.
Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Pooja (సత్యనారాయణ వ్రతం)
Follow the authentic traditional step-by-step procedure with audio chants, mantras, and mudras.
📦 Puja Samagri Checklist & Sacred Naivedyam
🌿 Required Puja Samagri Checklist:
🍲 Traditional Naivedyam (Prasadam):
📿 Associated Sacred Mantras & Stotras
Browse All Mantras →Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Stotram
Vishnu Dwadasakshari Mantra
⚖️ Vrat Rules, Do's & Don'ts
Strict waterless or fruit fast; pass through Uttara Dvara; perform Dwadashi Parana with gooseberry (Usiri) and Agathi leaves.
✅ Do’s (ఆచరించవలసినవి / क्या करें):
Pass through the northern portal of Vishnu temple, chant Vishnu Sahasranama, read 18 chapters of Bhagavad Gita.
❌ Don’ts (నిషేధించబడినవి / क्या न करें):
Strictly avoid eating rice or grains; avoid sleep and mundane entertainment.