Shloka number 79. Ekadashinam sarvasam kartavyam vratamadarat, Krishnajanmadinanam cha Shivaratreshcha sotsavam. And all the Ekadashis, their vrata should be observed with reverence. Also, the birthdays of Shri Krishna Krishna 1) An avatãr of Bhagvãn. He incarnated in the svarup of a cowherd. This is considered to be a greater avatãr than the others, as Shree Krishna possessed all of the powers of Bhagvãn, whereas other avatãrs possessed less power. Shree Krishna conveyed the message of love and humanity to the world. Also, He recited the epic poem, the Bhagvad Geetã, to Arjun in which He stated: ‘Whenever dharma declines and adharma increases, I shall incarnate myself as a human to save the holy, to destroy the sin of the sinner, and to establish dharma. I come into being from yug to yug’. 2) In the Vachanãmrut, Shreeji Mahãrãj also uses the name “Shree Krishna” to describe Bhagvãn Purushottam Nãrãyan. Tap to open in glossary → The vrata of all Ekadashis of the bright half or dark half of all twelve months, including fasting, worship, and keeping vigil, etc., In the world, apart from Satsang Satsang 1) True company. The practice of associating with Bhagvãn’s sant, other satsangis, the ãtmã, and the sacred shãstras, and also observing vartmãns and niyams. 2) Also refers to the sampradãy, which is the presence of good company. Tap to open in glossary → In Nirnaya Sindhu, Naradji has said, devotees devoted to Bhagwan who perform continuous bhakti bhakti Devotion to Bhagvãn. One of the four attributes of ekãntik dharma. There are nine types of bhakti: Tap to open in glossary → This is not a rule of Chaturmas, though. This is different from that of Chaturmas. In Kala Madhava, Katyayana has said that every human being above the age of eight and below the age of eighty should fast on the Ekadashi of both fortnights. That is very strict, isn't it? In Hemadri and Laghu Naradiya, it is also said that the person who eats grains on the day of Ekadashi becomes a sinner. And that sinner falls into the hell named Vaitarani, where feces, urine, and pus flow; there is no doubt about it. A lot of sin is written for not observing Ekadashi. In some places, the prohibition stated in the Smriti texts that householders should not observe the Ekadashi of the dark half of months other than Chaturmas, In some places, it might have been said that one should observe it in Chaturmas and not observe Ekadashi other than in Chaturmas. But Maharaj says our followers should observe all of them. Sarvasam. Ekadashinam sarvasam. Kartavyam vratamadarat. That too should be done with reverence. The mahima of Ekadashi is described very well in kirtans. Brahmanand Swami has composed kirtans, in which he says, even if one donates crores of cows, it does not equal even a fraction of it. So, a very great mahima is described. Will that mahima be true or false? True. Then we must observe it. Is the mahima of this day due to the connection with Bhagwan? Of the day, meaning Ekadashi. The mahima of the day of Ekadashi is based on its presiding deity. Whichever vrata there are, there is a presiding deity for that vrata. For example, in the world, people observe the Jaya Parvati vrata. So its presiding deity is Parvati and Shankar Bhagwan. They observe it for marital bliss. Girls beat the chest. So all those vrata are there, likewise, some vrata are very dear to some. This deity likes this vrata, and that deity likes that. Similarly, the Ekadashi vrata is Bhagwan's own vrata. Bhagwan considers it so. And Bhagwan has established it. Other vrata might have been established by some deity, established by Shankar Bhagwan, established by some other deity. But this Ekadashi vrata is established by Bhagwan Himself and is His own vrata. And its Ishtadev is also Himself. So He Himself is greater than everyone. So, this, which software, Bill Gates, Microsoft. Yes, if there is a share of Microsoft and here is a share of some ongoing company, then there is a difference between the two. So these are Bhagwan's shares, Ekadashi is. So it will never fail. A very successful company. Then these are companies that have just started, and this is from how many years, long, built to last. Such a company it is, someone buys its shares. So if we observe Ekadashi, it means we have bought a share. If observed properly. So its presiding deity is Bhagwan Himself. So it is very dear to Bhagwan. And Bhagwan also becomes very pleased. And one gets dividends and also is called a shareholder, both, double benefit. Is it called a stakeholder? And one gets dividends, and its dividend is also more than all others, so the merit is also more. And also one becomes a partner in this company, in such a big company. So he becomes great. Similarly, Bhagwan Himself is its owner, so He gives more dividends to everyone. And also gives a share in the company. So if one eats faral on the day of Ekadashi, is it considered that the vrata was observed or not? So, in that, it is like, what is it, what do we call it, we take an alternative, don't we? AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. Devotional and technical terms with no precise English equivalent (kirtan, satsang, vasana, samskara, and similar) are kept as their plain transliteration rather than force-translated. Not human-proofread., AI-translated, unverified · Source details