Pausha

(पौष)

Literal Meaning

A lunar month, about December to January

Etymology & Sanskrit Root

Sanskrit name of a lunar month, from the nakshatra (star) near its full moon: Pushya.

Spiritual Insight & Context

Pausha falls in about December to January on the solar calendar, and is the cold month before Makar Sankranti. The exact dates move a little each year because the Hindu calendar follows the moon.

Where Pausha Comes Up

Pausha Putrada Ekadashi Vrat Katha (Pausha Shukla)

The divine katha from the Bhavishya Purana of King Suketuman and Queen Shaibya blessed with a noble son through the grace of the Vishwadevas on Pausha Putrada Ekadashi in Pausha Shukla Paksha.

Vrat Katha

Saphala Ekadashi Vrat Katha (Pausha Krishna)

The sacred katha from the Brahmanda Purana of Prince Lumpaka redeemed by an unintentional Saphala Ekadashi fast beneath a Banyan tree in Pausha Krishna Paksha.

Vrat Katha