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வைகுண்ட ஏகாதசி விரதம் Vaikunda Ekadashi Vrat
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ஏற்றம் அளிக்கும் ஏகாதசி விரதம் Significance of Ekadashi Vrat • Significance of Ekadashi Vrat ஏற்றம் ... • கைசிக புராணம் Kaisika Ekadashi Puranam - • கைசிக புராணம் Kaisika Ekadasi - Ekada... • What is Ekadashi? • Ekadashi is the eleventh day of the moon cycle, both from the Purnima (full moon) and from the Amavasya (new moon). • Who should observe Ekadashi vrata? • Ekadashi should be observed by all classes of people including women. According to scriptures, from the age of eight to the age of eighty, a person should fast on Ekadashi days. • What are the foods forbidden on Ekadashi? • \tFood grains, cereals and beans (pulses) must be avoided on Ekadashi. • \tWhile spices can be used for cooking, mustard seeds should be avoided. • \tYou cannot use powdered asafoetida (hing), since it generally contains grains. • \tAs far as sesame seeds are concerned, they may be used only on Sat-tila Ekadashi. • \tTake care not to use any cooking ingredients which may be mixed with grains. For example, avoid ghee which you have used to fry puris, and spices which you have touched with hands dusted with chapati flour. • \tYou cannot take even Vishnu-prasadam containing the above forbidden foods. But such prasadam may be kept to be honored the following day. • Different levels of observing Ekadashi • Ekadashi may be observed in different levels as given below and one may choose a particular level of fasting depending on one’s age, health and various other factors pertaining to one’s lifestyle. • \tThe real way to observe Ekadashi is to fast completely without even taking water. This is called nirjala fast. • \tIf you cannot observe a nirjala fast, you can take just water. • \tIf you cannot do that, you can also take a little fruit and milk. • \tThe next option is that you can also take other non-grain foods like vegetables (except onion and garlic), roots, nuts, etc., only once during the fast. • \tThe last option is to take the above items three times like on a regular day. • How do we observe Ekadashi vrata? • We observe Ekadashi vrata from sunrise to sunrise. • During Ekadashi, try to engage your time in spiritual activities such as – • \tRemembering the pastimes of Lord Krishna or His different incarnations. • \tChanting Hare Krishna maha-mantra as many times as possible. • \tReading scriptures like Bhagavad-gita and Srimad-Bhagavatam. • \tVisiting a temple of Lord Vishnu/Krishna. • The purpose and benefits of Ekadashi • \tFasting on days such as Ekadashi is meant for reducing the fat within the body which otherwise induces more sleep, inactiveness and laziness. • \tOn Ekadashi, more time can be utilized for spiritual activity. In this way, one can achieve both external and internal purity. • \tThe real purpose of fasting on Ekadashi is increasing one’s faith and love for Krishna. By observing a fast on Ekadashi, we can minimize the bodily demands and engage our time in the service of the Lord by chanting the Hare Krishna mantra or performing similar service. • \tObserving Ekadashi vrata pleases the Supreme Personality of Godhead and by its regular observance, one makes advancement in Krishna consciousness. • \tIn the Brahma-vaivarta Purana it is said that one who observes fasting on Ekadashi day is freed from all kinds of reactions to sinful activities and advances in pious life. • \tPadma Purana states that one should follow Ekadashi especially since even if one by trickery follows Ekadashi, all of his sins are absolved and he very easily attains the supreme goal, the abode of Vaikuntha. • Breaking an Ekadashi fast • \tEkadashi fast must be broken next day before sunrise if possible. • \tIf you have not observed a nirjala fast (a complete fast without even water), it should be broken by taking grains. • \tIn the case of a nirjala fast, you can break it with even non-grain items like milk or fruits. • How to observe Fasting on Ekadasi • On the day prior to Ekadasi (which is Dasami), we should take only lunch and skip dinner. • Only fruits (without seeds) and milk can be taken during that night. • We need to maintain a complete fast and engage in prayers and meditation of Vishnu. Strictly prohibited from taking anything cooked with rice and other grains like wheat, cereals, vegetables and fruits with seeds. That night, we need to keep vigil the whole night and visit the temple of Vishnu, mostly in the wee hours of the morning. • Those who, in the course of the year, break the Ekadasi fast even once, should observe the yearly Bhima Nirjala Ekadasi [which occurs on sukla paksha or waxing moon phase 11th lunar day of the Hindu month of Jyestha (around June).] • Nirajala Ekadasi demands 24 hours of fasting without even drinking water or any other liquid. • Also, should leave certain vegetables, such as tomatoes, cauliflower, eggplant, and leafy vegetables on Ekadasi. • Spices, salts should also be avoided. Buttermilk, Curd or Yogurt, Coffee and Tea are also prohibited. • www.ayyangarkitchen.com • Facebook, Instagram - @AyyangarKitchen • #vaikundaekadasi #ekadashi #vaikundaekadashi #ekadasi
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