Ashok Ashtami 2027
14th Apr 2027
Ashok Ashtami 2027 is on Wednesday, 14 April 2027.
| Amrit Kala | 08:35 AM – 10:06 AM |
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| Times for | Ujjain (IST) |
अशोक अष्टमी 2027 कब है?
अशोक अष्टमी 2027 बुधवार, 14 अप्रैल को है।
On this page: prarthanas and mantras with audio · questions about Ashok Ashtami
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Frequently Asked Questions
When is Ashok Ashtami in 2027?
Ashok Ashtami 2027 falls on Wednesday, 14 April 2027.
What is Ashok Ashtami?
Named for the Ashoka tree — 'a-shoka', without sorrow — this Chaitra Shukla Ashtami vrat has devotees swallow eight tender Ashoka buds with a Sanskrit mantra asking the tree to keep them free of grief. In Bhubaneswar it doubles as Lingaraja's Rukuna Rath Yatra.
Why is Ashok Ashtami observed?
The Kurma Purana calls this observance the Ashoka Kalika Prashana Vrat — literally, the vow of eating Ashoka buds. Worshippers gather eight fresh buds, offer them to Shiva, then swallow them while reciting a verse that addresses the tree directly: born of spring, please make me ever free from sorrow. The merit is said to last a lifetime when the tithi falls on a Wednesday or under Punarvasu Nakshatra. A parallel Ramcharitmanas tradition fixes this same day as the moment Hanuman found Sita under an Ashoka tree in Lanka and handed her Rama's ring. In Bhubaneswar the day takes a very different form — the Rukuna Rath, when Lingaraja's festival idol is pulled by hand to the nearby Rameshwara temple for a multi-day stay, the only chariot festival of this 11th-century Somavamsi shrine.
What are the other names for Ashok Ashtami?
Ashok Ashtami is also known as Bhavani Ashtami.
Which prarthanas are recited on Ashok Ashtami?
Om Namah Shivay and Rama Raksha Stotram are recited on Ashok Ashtami. You can listen to them with audio on this page.
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