25 Mar 2025 midday – Glories of Ekadasi (Bengali) | Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- Through karma and jnana (knowledge) it is not possible to reach the Lord, bhakti (loving devotional service) is necessary.
- Srila Rupa Gosvami describes 64 types of devotional service, but declares that without ekadasi, bhakti will not manifest.
- Citra Gupta, secretary of Yama Maharaja records everything we do.
- We should follow ekadasi through love, without duplicity and hypocrisy.
- Story of King Rukmangada, his son Dharmangada and his beautiful wife, a harmonious family, and their subjects, all lived happily.
- The etiquette that one should follow when meeting a sadhu.
- The glories obtained by following a single day of ekadasi, even unintentionally.
- By following ekadasi all sins are destroyed.
- Nirjala-ekadasi should be followed properly, without sleeping and chanting the Holy Names.
- Even ghosts can be liberated by offering ekadasi to them.
- Try to do nirjala-ekadasi, but if you are unable to do so, eat some fruit.
