– Practice Ekadasi; you must follow what the sastra (scripture) says. – On the day of Ekadasi, all sins take shelter in the five types of grains. – The Lord’s words are free from the four defects: bhrama (error), pramada (illusion), vipralipsa (the tendency to cheat), and karanapatava (imperfect material senses). – It is necessary to follow Krishna’s instructions; the lila (pastime) of how Dronacarya was killed on the battlefield of Kurukshetra...
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