11.11.2005 Ohm Namo Naraayanaaya Srimathe Ramaanujaaya Namaha Aacharyan Emberumaanaar Thiruvadigale Saranam Dear Members: I have a typical but simple question, for which I request learned members to throw light on it. For Ekadasi I observe fast in the sense that I take an apple or two bananas with milk in the morning and the same is repeated in the night. As I have a tight schedule in the office during working days, I take one sweet and fruits or badaam, which I know is not the right way of observing fasting, but I have learned from authoritative persons is okay. But the problem comes when I have to attend a marriage or reception at Kolkata, where I reside. Once or twice I took some sweets to honour the invitations. Other times, I excuse myself from attending such gatherings. Only once I had to break this vow as I had to attend a marriage reception of a leading industrialist?s son wedding reception and took dosas and side dishes along with some sweets. For this unpardonable act, I sought the apology of Lord Sri Renganaatha as invitation was from such a high profile person, who is known to me very personally. But my doubt lies elsewhere. Some marriages or upanayanams are fixed on Ekadasi day? Why not people, at least Vaishanavites avoid the muhurtams on this particular day. It is difficult for me even to convince relatives about the undesirability of conducting auspicious functions on fasting days, there is no question of advising others? In Kolkata, especially amongst Bengalis, in any such function good number of sweets are available. But in South Indian functions except Thirukkannamadhu and one odd sweet, it is a problem. During my school days in Srirangam, I had seen some elderly people eating Uppumas etc at such functions, if they fall on Ekadasi days. After I started observing Ekadasi fasting, I am unable to accept the logic behind this practice. In Kolkata I manage to escape with some sweets. But what am I supposed to do under these circumstances, when I get such invitations during my trip to south on Ekadasi days, especially when I am forced to be present there if some marriage takes places on Ekadasi days in relatives? houses. The doubt I have raised may be a silly one. All the same I request you to express your opinion. Adiyen Ramaanuja Daasan Muralidharan __________________________________________________________ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Stop an Abortion Today. Give Women Options for Life. You can help change a heart http://us.click.yahoo.com/nfct9A/sp3LAA/i1hLAA/VkWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SriRangaSri/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: SriRangaSri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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