RamA EkAdasii - 23rd Oct

[Guest guest]

I suggest you forward this question to Bhanu Swami (in case he is

not a member of any of the conferences which receive this mail).

 

Ys Markandeya

 

"Taraka (das) ACBSP (Gita Nagari, PA - USA)" wrote:

>

> Dear Prabhus:

>

> Pamho. AgtSP.

>

> My vaisnava calendar indicates for Dvadasi Oct. 24: Break fast 06:31-06:32

> which means there is only one minute in which to break fast. Can anyone tell

> me how important it is to break Ekadasi fast within the range of time given

> in the calendar? My understanding has been that if the fast is not broken

> within the proper time range, the fasting becomes useless or there is no

> benefit derived from the Ekadasi fast. Is this correct? What happens if

> someone fails to break fast precisely within the one minute period on

> October 24th? Thank you for your help. I hope this meets you well and I beg

> to remain,

>

> Your servant,

> Taraka dasa

[Guest guest]

> Does that means that if one does nirjala fasting he need only take water

> to break the fast.?

>

> From the story of Ambarisha Maharaja I would think so..

 

Srila Prabhupada writes in SB 9.4 Summary:

 

Once Maharaja Ambarisa was worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead in

Vrndavana, observing the vow of Dvadasi. On Dvadasi, the day after Ekadasi,

when he was about to break his Ekadasi fast, the great mystic yogi Durvasa

appeared in his house and became his guest. King Ambarisa respectfully

received Durvasa Muni, and Durvasa Muni, after accepting his invitation to

eat there, went to bathe in the Yamuna River at noontime. Because he was

absorbed in samadhi, he did not come back very soon. Maharaja Ambarisa,

however, upon seeing that the time to break the fast was passing, drank a

little water, in accordance with the advice of learned brahmanas, just to

observe the formality of breaking the fast.