- Today is a very high day, Ekadasi tithi, Madhava tithi, Hari Vasara tithi etc.
- To follow Ekadasi, do not eat any grains on this day, if possible, do nirjala, do not eat anything, nor drink water.
- The Scriptures indicate that everyone should follow Ekadasi (from 8 to 80 years old), twice a month.
- One of the seeds in the grains on the day of Ekadasi is the sin of killing father and mother.
- Speculating about how and when sin enters the grain is mere logic without spirituality. Understand transcendence through the instructions of the Guru and the Scriptures.
- King Rukmangada’s history, everyone in his kingdom followed Ekadasi. He fulfilled his vow even in the face of the danger of his son Dharmangada’s death.
- Pastime of Sri Mahaprabhu instructing not to take the prasada of Lord Jaganatha on the day of Ekadasi.
- The glories of breaking the fast at the astrologically determined time, only then will the benefits be obtained.
- A lila of Ambarisa Maharaja who, in order not to miss the time to break the Ekadasi fast, takes just a drop of the water that washed the feet of the Deity of the Lord.
- In Gaudiya Matha, on Ekadasi days, rice is offered only to Thakuraji, She is beyond regulations.
- Ekadasi is the incarnation of the Lord, do not eat any grains on that day and sing 64 rounds of japa.
India, Lectures in Bengali, India 2024
