Guest guest Posted November 11, 2005 Report Share Posted November 11, 2005 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./fabmall/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Dear Bhagavathas, My Question might be out of context here, but i would like to know the answer. I fast on ekadasi days & take only Payatham paruppu kanchi in the night. My wife keeps telling me that sweets, uppma, chappathi etc are ok to take, since they are not made from rice. Kindly let me know the allowed food on ekadasi days. --Adiyen, On 11/11/05, MURALIDHARAN IYENGAR <murali38_in wrote: > > 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./fabmall/index.html Links > > > > > > > -- Regards, Anand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 12, 2005 Report Share Posted November 12, 2005 Hare Krishna. One should totally fast from grains and beans on ekadasi day. This includes rice, wheat, dhal, corn, etc. as well as certain spices. It is best to only partake fruits and milk, water, etc. in small quantities to be safe since many items we may think are okay can have a mixture of forbidden spices. Chapati is made of wheat and so it is not to be taken. Milk sweets are okay. Upma is made of rava and so it is also not to be taken. What may be taken are tapioca, potato, non-grain vegetables like tomato, green pepper, cucumber, turnip, nuts, etc. Avoid corn oil as well. It is mentioned in smrti shastras that paapam personified takes shelter of grains on ekadasi. ys jai simman jakarta Dear Bhagavathas, My Question might be out of context here, but i would like to know the answer. I fast on ekadasi days & take only Payatham paruppu kanchi in the night. My wife keeps telling me that sweets, uppma, chappathi etc are ok to take, since they are not made from rice. Kindly let me know the allowed food on ekadasi days. Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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