SrimathE Ramanujaya namaha: Dear Srivaishnavas, ISKCON has published a very very nice booklet on Ekadesi which contains Lord Krishna's narrations to King Udhistra. There the Lord explains the importance of each Ekadesi backed by a mythological story. Adiyen has read this book long ago in Bahrain.In one of the episodes even the animals in a kingdom were not given food on Ekadesi days. Interested devotees can approach ISKCON centers for this collection. Dasan Varadan --- varadha rAmAnuja dAsan <varadha.ramanujadasan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > srI: > srimathE rAmAnujAya namaha: > > Obviously, ekAdasi is meant for all of us and not > for him. He can be offered > his usual offerings. Some people claim that taking > prasAdam is ok. But thats > not right. Actually the concept is that on all days > we are supposed to be > taking ONLY prasAdam. So fasting on EkAdasi day > obviously means fasting from > everything (which includes prasadam - rice that is > offered). When adiyEn > asked this to a scholar, he mentioned that there are > levels of vrata. > (Nirjala, jala, phala etc). One can a level choose > that suits his level of > practice and should follow it strictly and try to > reach next higher level > over a period of time. But what about prasadam that > is offered to the Lord? > Wasting it is also a sin. That prasadam can be given > to people who are at > the level of taking that prasadam (old people, > people who are not well et > al). People who are young and fit should necessarily > try to follow nirjala > EkAdasi (NOT taking the Lord's prasadam also). To > reach that level, they can > take prasadam like fruits (again that should also be > necessarily ONLY > prasadam -it should first be offered to the Lord). > adiyEn has heard a full > lecture by velukkudi swami (30 mins) on the > importance of eating ONLY > prasadam. > > kshamikka prarthikkirEn. > > adinAyEn, > varadha rAmAnuja dasan. > __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what you know. Learn something new http://in.answers.yahoo.com/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Great things are happening at Yahoo! Groups. See the new email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/TISQkA/hOaOAA/yQLSAA/.itolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Azhvar EmberumAnAr JeeyAr ThiruvadigalE Saranam http://www.vedics.net Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ramanuja/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: ramanuja-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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