Some more quotes on fasting with fruits, milk and water on Ekadashi

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Some quotes on fasting with fruits, milk and water:

 

EKA BHUKTENA NAKTENA BALA VRDDHA ATURAH KSIPET

PAYO MULA PHALAIR VAPI NA NIRDVAD ASIKO BHAVET

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/91 from MARKANDEYA PURANA)

 

A child, an old man or a person unable to fast can take something to eat in

the evening or once in the day (earliest in the afternoon not in the

morning), whether it be milk, fruit or water, but should properly follow the

Ekadasi fast. One should not give up fasting on Ekadasi.

 

VYADHIBHIK PARIBHUTANAM PITTA ADHIKA SARIRINAM

TRINSAD VARSADHIKANAN CA NAKTA-ADI PRIKALPANAM

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/93 from BAUDHAYANA SMRTI)

 

Any person who is diseased, or who is dominated by bile or who has aged more

than thirty years (after householder life), they are advised to eat in the

evening on the Ekadasi day.

 

Srila Sanatana Gosvami remarks, "Aging more than thirty years means after

household life ends. This is understood to be around sixty years of age, so

thirty years added to that is ninety years." Furthermore, "One should go to

the forest at the ate of fifty". According to this statement, a grhastha's

life is said to be fifty years, that is he has decided to live in his family

life until the age of fifty. Even then, if one adds thirty years, if becomes

eighty years. Therefore, fasting is recommended until a minimum age of

eighty.

 

ASTA ETANY AVRTAGHNANI APO MULAM PHALAM PAYAH

HAVIR BRAHMANA KAMYA CA GUROR VACANAM AUSADHAM

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/100 from MAHABHARATA, UDYOGA PARVA)

 

Water, fruits, roots, milk, ghee, the request of a brahmana, the order of a

spiritual master and medicine do not wane one's fast.

 

ONE SHOULD FAST EVEN FROM FRUITS, MILK & WATER ON THE FIRST & LAST EKADASIS

OF CATURMASYA

 

MAD UTTHANE MAT SAYANE MAT PARSVA PARIVARTANE

ATRA KO DIKSITAH KASCID VAISNAVO BHAKTI TATPARAH

ANNAM'VA YADI BHUNJITA PHALA MULAM ATHAPI VA

APARADHAM AHAM TASYA NA KSAMAMI KADACANA

KSIPAMI NARAKE GHORE YAVAD AHUTA SAMPLAVAN

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/101,102 from KASYAPA PANCARATRA Supreme Lord speaks)

 

A devotee who is properly initiated and doing devotional service, if he

eats on My awakening day, sleeping day, or turning side day, of Ekadasi

days, whether he eats grains, or fruits or roots, I never forgive him for

his offense and keep them in a ferocious hell until the end (annihilation)

of this material world.

 

MAT SAYANE MAD UTTHANE MAT PARSVA-PARIVARTANE

PHALA-MULA-JALAHARI HRDI SALYAM MAMA ARPAYET

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/103)

 

Whether one takes fruits, roots, or even water on My sleeping day, or My

turning-over-on-My-side day of Ekadasis, he pierces My heart with a sharp

spear.

 

EKA DASYAM NA BHUNJITA VRATAM ETAD DHIH VAISNAVAM

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/6 from AGNI PURANA)

 

Full eating is condemned on Ekadasi and fasting on that day is certainly

very pleasing to Lord Krsna.

 

EKADASYAM NA BHUNJITA KADACID API MANAVAH

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/15 from VISNU SMRTI)

 

A human being should never eat on Ekadasi day.

 

VAISNAVO YADI BHUNJITA EKADASYAM PRAMADATAH

VISNU ARCANAM VRTHA TASYA NARAKAM GHORAM APNUYAT

 

(HARI BHAKTI VILASA 12/32 from GAUTAMIYA TANTRA)

 

If due to bewilderment, a Vaisnava eats grains on Ekadasi day, then whatever

merit has attained by worshiping Lord Sri Visnu becomes fruitless and he

falls into hell.