Ekadashi-vrata

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...

18 Sep 2025 midday – The Glories of Ekadasi-tithi (English) | Auckland, New Zealand | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

Ekadasi is the mother of suddha-bhakti. Whoever observes the ekadasi fast properly has bhakti awakened in their heart. Ekadasi purifies the heart of all sins. One of the names of Ekadasi is Madhava-tithi. One who follows Ekadasi and practices devotional service transforms his or her home into Vrndavana. Ekadasi is very powerful. Some people live in Vrndavana and do not observe Ekadasi. But even Mahaprabhu followed Ekadasi. ⁠A house where there is no sadhana, no Harikatha, where there is no pure...

04 Sep 2025 evening – Ekadashi (English) | Brisbane, Australia | Srila BV Vana Maharaja

– The meaning of Parsva Ekadasi relates to when the Lord sleeps, and Uttana Ekadasi to when the Lord awakens. – The house of a person who practices sadhana becomes Goloka Vrndavana. – When a pure sadhu goes to your house, the house becomes a maha-tirtha, a place of pilgrimage; it is purified. – A house whose inhabitants do not practice sadhana is like a snake’s den; Ravana’s house is an example. – The five chaste women: Kunti, Draupadi, Mandodari...

04 Sep 2025 midday – About Ekadasi and the Seva of Vrnda Devi (English) | Brisbane, Australia

– Today is Parsva Ekadasi (ekadasi, which refers to the moment when the Lord turns sideways while sleeping), and today is the appearance day of Jiva Gosvami. – The Lord performs sweet lilas. – When we sleep, we do not remember the body, but the Lord performs yoga-nidra. – Srimati Radhika curses Her brother Sridhama to be born as a demon, and he curses Radha to be born in the material world. – Encounter and separation. – Sridhama is born as the demon Jalandhar...