08 April 2025 evening – Ekadasi Fasting (Hindi) | Amritsar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja
- By observing the Ekadasi fast with faith, all sins are destroyed.
- On the day of Ekadasi, one should not consume any type of grain, such as rice, wheat, beans, chickpeas.
- Gurudeva explains that we should not accept or offer foods that are not permitted on this day of Ekadasi.
- Nirjala-ekadasi is the Ekadasi in which no food or liquid is consumed.
- Ekadasi Upavasi means sitting close to the Lord.
- Those who cannot follow nirjala-ekadasi can ingest small quantities of fruits and milk.
- Story of the king who asked the muni Kapila Rsi the reason for abundance and harmony in this life.
- Description of the behavior of the demon Ravana.
- Story of a little mouse who unintentionally pleased Takiraji.
- Sita Devi suffers the consequences of having followed an inappropriate Ekadasi day.
- Quote from the Harikatha spoken by Sukadeva Gosvami, which describes the way in which Ambarisa receives Durvasa Muni.
- The importance of param, the correct time to break the Ekadasi fast.
- We should pray for suddha-bhakti, pure bhakti in the heart.
- On the day of Ekadasi we should listen to Harikatha from Srimad Bhagavatam.
- The fruit of listening to Srimad Bhagavatam is prema-bhakti.
- The 18 Puranas are light compared to Srimad Bhagavatam.
- There are many types of donors, but the one who gives Harikatha goes to the abode of the Lord.
- The Harikatha of Srimad Bhagavatam freed Dundukari from the form of a demonic ghost.
- We should always have Ganga water, Bhagavad Gita, Srimad Bhagavatam and Tulasi at home.
- Gurudeva instructs us to chant the Holy Names on Ekadasi day, and that the Holy Names be received from a bona fide Guru.
