Ekadashi-vrata 2026

15 Mar 2026 midday – Papamochana Ekadashi (Bengali) – Kashinagar, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

All sins can be destroyed by observing this Ekadasi.

The root cause of all the problems in this world is illicit association with the opposite sex, and this is described in the Srimad-Bhagavatam.

The five types of sins that exist.

We should not invite or call anyone to eat on Ekadasi day, nor ring the bell.

The nature of women is to perform bhajans.

In Kali-yuga, women have more bhakti, this is explained in the Mahabharata.

Katha of the king who observed the Ekadasi fast in a previous life.

15 Mar 2026 midday – Papamochana Ekadashi (English translation) – Kashinagar, India

All sins can be destroyed by observing this Ekadasi.

The root cause of all the problems in this world is illicit association with the opposite sex, and this is described in the Srimad-Bhagavatam.

The five types of sins that exist.

We should not invite or call anyone to eat on Ekadasi day, nor ring the bell.

The nature of women is to perform bhajans.

In Kali-yuga, women have more bhakti, this is explained in the Mahabharata.

Katha of the king who observed the Ekadasi fast in a previous life.

18 Feb 2026 evening – On Dashami-viddha Ekadashi (Bengali) – Canning, West Bengal, India | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

He (probably Prabhasa Prabhu) collects donations throughout the year, which he then uses to create a feast for the devotees. Always apply tilaka. Everyone, please perform hari-bhajana and observe Ekadashi. Fasting on Ekadashi is not the only goal; even a husband does not receive food from his wife after they have quarrelled. We should always chant the holy names on Ekadashi. If a husband and wife observe Ekadashi together, they will never quarrel. Sri Gaudiya Kantahara says that we should not...

18 Feb 2026 evening – On Dashami-viddha Ekadashi (English translation) – Canning, West Bengal, India

He (probably Prabhasa Prabhu) collects donations throughout the year, which he then uses to create a feast for the devotees. Always apply tilaka. Everyone, please perform hari-bhajana and observe Ekadashi. Fasting on Ekadashi is not the only goal; even a husband does not receive food from his wife after they have quarrelled. We should always chant the holy names on Ekadashi. If a husband and wife observe Ekadashi together, they will never quarrel. Sri Gaudiya Kantahara says that we should not...

29 Jan 2026 morning – Ekadasi and Varahadeva Bhagavan (English) – Santiago, Chile

– Instructions on the practice of Ekadasi fasting. – On the Ekadasi practiced by the Pandavas. – On the purity of nature in Satya-yuga; the different types of mystical practices and lifespan in each of the four yugas. – In Kali-yuga, Mahaprabhu mercifully distributes prema to all jivas because they are all very fallen in this age. – Story of how a king decides to divide his inheritance among his four sons. – In Kali-yuga we should chant the Hare Krishna...