Is it ok to eat on Ekadasi morning before sunrise?

[Guest guest]

Hare Krishna!

 

All glories to Srila Prabhupada! I offer my humble obeisances unto Him!

 

I know Ekadasi is from sunrise to next day sunrise and we have to break the fast the next day with in a particular time.

My question is- is it ok to get up early before sunrise on Ekadasi early mornning and have food so we can survive the whole 24 hours without food?

 

I appreciate your replies in advance.

 

Haribol!

 

anand

[Guest guest]

You may offer fruits and veggies on Ekadasi if you can not endure a full fast. Srila Prabhupada often took fruit on Ekadasi. Remember no grains or beans. If you do honor food on Ekadasi, then the following day, please break fast during prescribed times with grain. If not, there should be no need to break fast at all except as you see fit, since the following day is usually feasting day.

[Guest guest]

Rules for Fasting and Miscellania

 

Standard for Ekadasi Break-fasts

 

If you have observed a complete fast (without even water) you do not need to break it with grains. You can break it with caranamrita or fruit. But if you have observed Ekadasi by eating fruit, vegetables, etc., then it should be broken on the following day by taking grains at the times mentioned herein.

 

Maha-dvadasi is observed like Ekadasi.

 

Ekadasi

 

The essence is to eat simply, once or twice, so that one can spend as much time as possible hearing, chanting and remembering Sri Sri Radha-Krsna. Never eat meat, fish, eggs, onions, garlic, carrots, red lentils (masur dahl), green flat lentils, mushrooms or products thereof.

 

Restricted foods on Ekadasi:

 

* Tomatoes, eggplants, cauliflower, broccoli, bell peppers, beets, bitter melon (karela), loki, parmal, toroi, kunli, drumsticks, bindi (ladies' fingers) and banana flowers

 

* Peas, chickpeas and all types of beans, including products made from beans (e.g., papadams, tofu, tempeh)

 

* All leafy vegetables (e.g., spinach, salads, cabbages) and leafy herbs like parsley, coriander leaves, celery and curry leaves

 

* Grains (e.g., millet, barley, farina, pasta, rice, corn) and all types of flour made from grains and beans (e.g., rice flour, chickpea flour, urad dahl flour)

 

* Starches from corn or grains, and products made from or mixed with these starches like baking soda, baking powder, certain soft drinks with corn syrup, custard, certain yoghurts and puddings, certain varieties of cream and cottage cheese, certain sweets and candies, and tapioca balls

 

* Oils made from grains (e.g., corn oil, mustard oil, sesame oil) and products fried in these oils (e.g., fried nuts, potato chips and other fried snack foods)

 

* Honey, and sweets made with starches

 

Spices used on Eakadasi: black pepper, fresh ginger, pure salt and fresh tumeric, all taken from a new and clean package

 

Spices not used on Ekadasi: hing (asafetida), sesame seeds, cumin, fenugreek, mustard, tamarind, fennel, cardamom and nutmeg

 

Foods that can be taken all days of the year, including Ekadasi and Caturmasya:

 

* All fruits (fresh and dried), all nuts and all oils made from nuts

 

* Potatoes, pumpkin, cucumber, radish, squash, lemon, avocado, olives, coconut, buckwheat, all sugars

 

* All pure milk products (except yoghurts during the 2nd month of Caturmasya and milk during the 3rd month)

 

For sannyasis, brahmacaris and vanaprasthas: shaving head and cutting nails is to be done on full moon days

 

Caturmasya

 

Restricted foods during the entire four months of Caturmasya:

 

* Eggplants, tomatoes, loki (fuzzy squash), parmal (rice), urad dahl (lentil) and honey

 

Particular foods that are restricted during each of the four months:

 

* First month: No leafy vegetables, such as spinach, salads of all types, cabbages of all types, kale, leafy herbs like coriander, mint, parsley, curry and powdered leafy herbs and teas

 

* Second month: No yoghurt (if one requires it for health, it can be mixed with water)

 

* Third month: no milk (if required, it can be mixed with a drop of lemon juice)

 

* Fourth month: No mustard oil or sesame seeds

 

[Guest guest]

Hare Krishna!

 

AGTSP!

 

Thank you for your responses. But I was more interested to know if we can eat on the early morning before sunrise on Ekadasi day.

Say for example, Ekadasi day falls on July 15th. So, technically, Ekadasi starts on sunrise of July 15th and goes on till sunrise of July 16th.Then we break the fast after that.

So my question is: Can we get up before sunrise on July 15th and eat grains and food so we can survive ekadasi(which starts after sunrise).

 

Thankyou.

 

anand

[Guest guest]

the day starts at brahma muhurta moment

 

if you know that moment and you eat before you are not wrong

 

(in my opinion)

[Guest guest]

nee

[Guest guest]

Hari Bol,

am confused about wat foods shud be eaten on ekadashi.. bcos i remem in the temple they served okra at lunchtime on that day.N also ona nother site i read cauliflower n cabbage is allowed.. can someone plz help me?

thk u,

Hare Krishna

[imported_yasodanandana]

ekadasi diet is a partially flexible instruction among all gaudya maths (included iskcon math)

 

srila prabhupada gave one of the most liberal standard...

 

no grain... no legumes (and of course derivates from such foods).. that's all

 

so, being the really important thing to follow the spiritual master, ask directly to your gurudeva or, if you have not taken shelter, follow the simple prabhupada's standard

 

i offer it as my humble opinion