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You are right! If you fast on Varaha Dwadasi till noon that covers

Nityanandas appearance day also. If you take one grain or a whole feast your

fast is broken. Fasting means without water but if you feel weak Srila

Prabhupada said you may take alittle water.

 

ys

Bhima das

 

 

We actually fast for Nityananda Trayodashi and Varaha Dvadashi together on

the day of Varaha Dvadashi which happens to be Bhaimi Ekadashi also. A

Dvadashi coupled with Ekadashi is known as a Mahadvadashi and is even more

auspicious than normal Ekadashis. This particular Mahadvadashi is known as

Trisprisa Mahadvadasi which is glorified in the Hari-bhakti-vilasa.

 

Since we have to break Ekadashi on Dvadashi at the parana time either by

taking food or water technically speaking we can't fast on Dvadashi till

noon. So if there is a great occasion on the next day after Ekadashi for

which one has to fast till noon then that fasting till noon is done on

Ekadashi. This adjustment is recommended most probably in the

Hari-bhakti-vilasa or some other scripture. The experts can give us the

exact reference.

 

Your servant,

Nayana-rañjana d€sa

 

 

I looked at my calendar and found out that 15 is actually Dasami, as 14 is

Navami (according to the calendar), then 16 is really Ekadasi, moreover

there is fast for Lord Nityanada's Appearance, which is on the next day.

 

 

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16 Fev 2000 Suddha Ekadasi

Fasting for Bhaimi Ekadasi

Sri Varahadeva - Appearance

(Fasting till noon.)

(Feasting is done tomorrow.)

17 Fev 2000 Trayodasi

Break fast 07:48 - 10:46 (Daylight-savings not considered).

Sri Nityananda Prabhu - Appearance

(The fasting is observed till noon on the Ekadasi.)

(Feasting is done today.)

 

Am I corect?

 

ys abhinanda das

 

 

We fast for Varaha appearance on Ekadasi for half a day and not on Varaha

dvadasi day. Since we have to break Ekadasi fast on Dvadasi at a particular

time in the morning, we do not fast half a day on Varaha dvadasi but instead

fast on Ekadasi. Then we continue with Ekadasi prasadam the remaining half

of Ekadasi day. On Dvadasi we break fast on morning and take normal

prasadam. We do not fast on Dvadasi day. The next day we fast for

Nityananda's appearance for half day.

 

15th - Ekadasi - Fast half a day for appearance of Varaha (tomorrow).

16th - Dvadasi - Break fast in morning for Ekadasi and celebrate Varaha's

apperance.

17th - Trayodasi - Fast half a day for Nityananda's appearance.

 

Your servant

Radhikesh das

 

 

 

We should fast on appearance days of avataras, as we do on janmastami.

We should fast on ekadasi, but anukalpa, ie. fruits etc allowed.

We should break ekadasi at the proper time on the dvadasi.

If an avatara appearance day occurs on a dvadasi, we would be forced to

continue fasting for two days, without breaking the ekadasi on the dvadasi.

therefore fasting on the ekadasi covers the two fasts, and we break the

ekadasi as usually on the dvadasi, not observing the dvadasi fast for the

appearance as we have observed the vrata the day before. the worship of the

avatara should be done at the time of his appearance if known, otherwise

when you prefer. but it is convenient to do the worship early in the

morning, break fast of the ekadasi , and feast sometime during the day to

celebrate the appearance of the avatara.

 

The half day vrata as mentioned in the calendar is a compromise between full

fasting and anukalpa.

 

If the trayodasi vrata followls the next day after dvadasi there is no

problem, since you could fast that day and break on the caturdasi. But in

ISKCOn we usually dont observe full fast on nityananda trayodasi, taking

grains in the evening after the abhiseka.

 

In the case that the dvadasi and trayodasi fall on the same day, one

should break the ekadasi fast with some piece of grain, on the dvadasi,

then observe the vrata for Nityananda till evening. To be really correct you

could fast completely on ekadasi and break the faast on dvadasi with water

only, then continue fasting for the appearance of Nityananda.

 

Bhanu Swami .

 

 

 

Anyone still confused . I am . Bhanu Swami says to be really correct you

could break fast on dvadasi with water only , then continue fasting ....