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SUMMARY:Padmā Ekādaśī Vrataṁ (Hariśayani Ekādaśī)– Āṣāḍha śukla pakṣa
DESCRIPTION:  \nBREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY. \nYudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja said\, “O Keśava\, what is the name of the Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Āṣāḍha [June-July] ? Who is the worshipable Deity for this auspicious day\, and what is the process for observing it?” \nLord Śrī Kṛṣṇa replied\, “O caretaker of this earthly planet \, I shall gladly tell you a wonderful history that Lord Brahmā once narrated to his son Nāradajī. \n“One day Nārada asked his father\, ‘What is the name of the Ekādaśī that comes during the light part of the month of Āṣāḍha? Kindly tell me how I should observe this Ekādaśī and thus please the Supreme Lord\, Viṣṇu.” \n“Lord Brahmā replied\, ‘O great orator\, O best of all sages\, O purest devotee of Lord Viṣṇu\, your question is excellent . There is nothing better than Ekādaśī\, the day of Lord Harī\, in this or any other world. It nullifies even the worst of sins if observed properly. For this reason I shall tell you about Āṣāḍha-śukla Ekādaśī.” \n“Fasting on this Ekādaśī purifies one of all sins and fulfills all one’ s desires. Therefore\, whoever neglects to observe this sacred fast day is a good candidate for entering hell. Āṣāḍha-śukla Ekādaśī is also famous as Padmā Ekādaśī. Just to please Hṛṣīkeśa\, the master of the senses\, one should fast on this day. Listen carefully\, O Nārada\, as I relate to you a wonderful history from the scriptures concerning this Ekādaśī. Just hearing this account destroys all kinds of sins\, along with all obstacles on the path to spiritual perfection.” \n“O son\, there was once a saintly king in the sun dynasty whose name was Māndhātā. Because he always stood up for the truth\, he was appointed emperor. He took care of his subjects as though they were his very own children. On account of his piety and great religiosity\, there was no pestilence\, drought \, or disease of any kind in his kingdom. All his subjects were not only free of all kinds of disturbances but also very wealthy. The king’ s own treasury was free of any ill-gotten money\, and thus he ruled happily for many years.” \n“Once\, however\, because of some sin in his kingdom\, there was a drought for three years. The subjects found themselves beset by famine. The lack of food grains made it impossible for them to perform the Vedic sacrifices\, offer oblations to their forefathers and the demigods\, engage in ritualistic worship\, or even study the Vedic literatures. Finally\, they all came before their beloved king in a great assembly and said\, “O king\, you always see to our welfare\, so we humbly beg your assistance now. Everyone and everything in this world needs water. Without water\, almost everything is rendered useless or dead. The Vedas call water nāra\, and because the Supreme Personality of Godhead sleeps upon water\, His name is Nārāyana. God makes His own abode on water and takes His rest there. In His form as the clouds \, the Supreme Lord is present throughout the sky and pours forth rain\, from which grow the grains that maintain every living entity.” \n“O king\, the severe drought has caused a great lack of valuable grains; thus we are all miserable\, and the population is decreasing. O best ruler on earth\, please find some solution to this problem and bring us peace and prosperity once again.” \nThe king replied\, “You speak the truth\, for grains are like Brahmān\, the Absolute Truth\, who lives within grains and thereby sustains all beings. Indeed\, it is because of grains that the entire world lives. Now\, why is there a terrible drought in our kingdom? The holy scriptures discuss this subject very thoroughly. If a king is irreligious\, both he and his subjects suffer. I have meditated upon the cause of our problem for a long time\, but after searching my past and present character I can honestly say that I find no sin. Still\, for the good of all you subjects\, I shall try to remedy the situation.” \n“Thinking in this way\, King Māndhātā assembled his army and entourage\, paid his obeisances to me\, and then entered the forest. He wandered here and there\, seeking great sages in their āśramas and inquiring about how to resolve the crisis in his kingdom. At last he came upon the āśrama of one of my other sons\, Aṅgirā Munī\, whose effulgence lit up all directions. Seated in his hermitage\, Aṅgirā looked like a second Brahmā. King Māndhātā was very pleased to see that exalted sage\, whose senses were completely\nunder control.” \n“The king immediately dismounted his horse and offered his respectful obeisances to the lotus feet of Aṅgirā R̥ṣi. Then the king joined his palms and prayed for his blessings. That saintly personage reciprocated by blessing the king with sacred mantras; then he asked him about the welfare of the seven limbs of his kingdom.” \n“After telling the sage how the seven limbs of his kingdom were faring\, King Māndhātā asked about the sage’s own happiness. Then Aṅgirā R̥ṣi asked the king why he had undertaken such a difficult journey into the forest\, and the king told him of the affliction his kingdom was suffering. The king said\, “O great sage\, I am ruling and maintaining my kingdom while following the Vedic injunctions\, and thus I do not know the reason for the drought . To solve this mystery\, I have approached you for help. Please help me\nrelieve the suffering of my subjects.” \n“Aṅgirā R̥ṣi said to the king\, “The present age\, Satya-yuga\, is the best of all ages\, for in this age Dharma stands on all four legs. In this age everyone respects brāhmaṇas as the topmost members of society. Also\, everyone fulfills his occupational duties\, and only twice-born briihmar\,ias are allowed to perform Vedic austerities and penances. Although this is the standard\, O lion among kings\, there is one śūdra who is unlawfully performing the rites of austerity and penance in your kingdom. This is why there is no rain in your land. You should therefore punish this laborer with death\, for by so doing you will remove the contamination and restore peace to your subjects.” \n“The king replied\, “How can I kill an offenseless performer of austerity? Please give me some spiritual solution.” \n“The great sage Aṅgirā said\, “O king\, you should observe a fast on the Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Aṅgirā. This auspicious day is named Padmā Ekādaśī\, and by its influence plentiful rains will surely return to your kingdom . This Ekādaśī bestows perfection upon its faithful observers\, removes all kinds of bad elements\, and destroys all obstacles on the path to perfection. O king\, you\, your relatives \, and your subjects should all observe this sacred Ekādaśī fast . Then everything in your kingdom will undoubtedly return to normal.” \n“Upon hearing these words \, the king offered his obeisances and then returned to his palace. When Padmā Ekādaśī arrived\, King Māndhātā assembled all the brāhmaṇas\, kṣatriyas\, vaiśyas\, and śūdras in his kingdom and instructed them to strictly observe this important fast day. After they had observed it\, the rains fell\, just as the sage had predicted\, and in due course of time there were abundant crops and a rich harvest of grain. By the mercy of the Supreme Lord Hṛṣīkeśa\, the master of the senses\, all the subjects of King Māndhātā became extremely happy and prosperous.” \n“Therefore\, O Nārada\, everyone should observe this Ekādaśī fast very strictly\, for it bestows all kinds of happiness\, as well as ultimate liberation\, upon the faithful devotee.” \nLord Śrī Kṛṣṇa concluded\, “My dear Yudhiṣṭhira\, Padmā Ekādaśī is so powerful that one who simply reads or hears its glories becomes completely sinless. O Pāṇḍava\, one who wishes to please Me should strictly observe this Ekādaśī\, which is also known as Deva-śayani Ekādaśī. O lion among kings\, whoever wants liberation should regularly observe a fast on this Ekādaśī\, which is also the day when the Cāturmāsya fast begins.” \nThus ends the narration of the glories of Āṣāḍha-śukla Ekādaśī also known as Padmā Ekādaśī or Deva-śayani Ekādaśī – from the Bhaviṣya-uttara Purāṇa.
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SUMMARY:Ratha Yatra of Lord Jagannatha in Puri\, India ; Vyasa pooja of Swamiji
DESCRIPTION:****VYASA POOJA****\nHis Divine Grace Jagadguru Śrī Kṛṣṇa Chaitanya Mādhvagauḍeshwarācārya Sripad Kṛṣṇa Balarām Swāmī Mahārāj Prabhupāda appeared on the auspicious Jagannatha Ratha Yatra Festival Day(cart Festival of Krsna Balaram Subadhra held in Jagannnath Puri Dham\, India). It was 1st July 1956 and he appeared in a Shrotriya Brahmin Gaudiya Vaishnav family. His family’s lineage dates back to Kashyap Muni who is one of the the seven sages born from the mind of Lord Brahmaji\, the first living being of the universe. Swamiji was introduced to Bhakti yoga (the path of devotion) since his childhood. His father was a highly respected Vaishnav Brahmin and the guru of many people in Vrindavan Vrajkshetra. He was a renowned scholar of astrology and a profound knower Srimad Bhagwat Mahapuran. Swamiji’s mother too was very knowledgeable. She was a highly intelligent and spoke eloquently from Srimad Bhagwat Mahapuran . Swamiji was brought up in an extraordinary spiritual environment\, in accordance with all the Vedic rules\, under the care and purview of very learned devotee parents. \n A rule of Vedic tradition is that one should not make his own or his own children’s horoscope. That is why\, at the time of swamiji’s birth\, his father had Swamiji’s horoscope made by the head of the Department of Astrology of Kasi Hindu Visvavidyalaya (Varanasi Hindu University)\, whose original hand-written prediction is still with swamiji\, which states the following: \n“This child will be a Sanyasi and the true chain of disciplic succession will remain with this Swami. He will have many disciples and his disciples will make disciples to carry the spiritual chain further. To fulfill his goal\, this Swami will either participate with an organization or will establish his own organization.”
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/ratha-yatra-of-lord-jagannatha-in-puri-india-vyasa-pooja-of-swamiji/
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SUMMARY:Āṣāḍha amāvasyā
DESCRIPTION:****NEW MOON DAY.**** \nAmāvásyā is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit. Indian calendars use 30 lunar phases\, called tithi in India. The dark moon tithi is when the Moon is within 12 degrees of the angular distance between the Sun and Moon before conjunction.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/a%e1%b9%a3a%e1%b8%8dha-amavasya/
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SUMMARY:Yoginī Ekādaśī Vrataṁ – Āṣāḍha kṛṣṇa pakṣa
DESCRIPTION:BREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY. \n  \nYudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja said\, “O Supreme Lord\, I have heard the glories of Nirjalā Ekādaśī\, which occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Jyeṣṭha. Now I wish to hear about the Ekādaśī that occurs during the dark part of the month of Āṣāḍha [June-July]. Kindly describe it to me in detail\, O killer of the Madhu demon.” \nThe Supreme Lord\, Śrī Kṛṣṇa\, replied\, “O king\, I shall tell you about the best of all fasting days\, the Ekādaśī that comes during the dark part of the month of Āṣāḍha. Famous as Yogini Ekādaśī\, it removes all kinds of sinful reactions and awards supreme liberation. \n“O best of kings\, this Ekādaśī delivers people who are drowning in the vast ocean of material existence and transports them to the shore of the spiritual world. In all the three worlds\, it is the chief of all sacred fasting days. I shall reveal this truth to you by narrating a history recounted in the Purāṇas. \n“The king of Alakāpuri–Kuvera\, the treasurer of the demigods–was a steadfast devotee of Lord Śiva. He employed a servant named Hemamālī as his personal gardener. Hemamālī\, a Yakṣa\, was very lustfully attracted to his gorgeous wife\, Svarūpavati\, who had large\, enchanting eyes. \n“Hemamālī’s daily duty was to visit Mānasarovara Lake and bring back flowers for his master\, Kuvera\, which were then used in the worship of Lord Śiva. One day\, after picking the flowers\, Hemamālī went to his wife instead of returning directly to his master and fulfilling his duty. Absorbed in loving affairs with his wife\, he forgot to return to the abode of Kuvera. \n“O king\, while Hemamālī was enjoying with his wife\, Kuvera began worshiping Lord Śiva in his palace and soon discovered that there were no flowers ready for the midday pūjā. The lack of such an important item angered the great demigod\, and he asked a Yakṣa messenger\, ‘Why has dirty-hearted Hemamālī not come with the daily offering of flowers? Go find out the exact reason and report back to me in person.’ The Yakṣa returned and told Kuvera\, ‘O dear lord\, Hemamālī is freely enjoying sex with his wife.’ \n“Kuvera became extremely angry when he heard this and at once summoned lowly Hemamālī before him. Knowing that he had been remiss and dawdling in his duty\, Hemamālī approached his master in great fear. The gardener first paid his obeisances and then stood before his lord\, whose eyes had become red with anger and whose lips trembled. Enraged\, Kuvera cried out to Hemamālī\, ‘O sinful rascal! O destroyer of religious principles! You are an offense to the demigods! I therefore curse you to suffer from white leprosy and to become separated from your beloved wife! Only great suffering is deservedly yours! O lowborn fool\, leave this place immediately and betake yourself to the lower planets!’ \n“And so Hemamālī fell at once from Alakāpurī and became ill with the terrible affliction of white leprosy. He awoke in a dense and fearful forest\, where there was nothing to eat or drink. Thus he passed his days in misery\, unable to sleep at night due to pain. He suffered in both winter and summer\, but because he continued to worship Lord Śiva faithfully\, his consciousness remained pure and steady. Although implicated by great sin and its attendant reactions\, he remembered his past life because of his piety. \n“After wandering for some time here and there\, over mountains and across plains\, Hemamālī eventually came upon the vast Himālayan range. There he had the wonderful good fortune to come upon the great saint Mārkeṇḍeya Ṛṣi\, the best of ascetics\, whose duration of life\, it is said\, extends to seven days of Brahma. Mārkeṇḍeya was seated peacefully at his āśrama\, looking as effulgent as a second Brahma. Hemamālī\, feeling very sinful\, stood at a distance from the magnificent sage and offered his humble obeisances and prayers. Always interested in the welfare of others\, Mārkeṇḍeya saw the leper and called to him\, ‘O you\, what sort of sinful deeds have you done to earn this dreadful affliction?’ \n“Hearing this\, Hemamālī replied\, ‘Dear sir\, I am a Yakṣa servant of Lord Kuvera\, and my name is Hemamālī. It was my daily service to pick flowers from Mānasarovara Lake for my master’s worship of Lord Śiva\, but one day I was late in returning with the offering because I had become overwhelmed with passion for my beautiful wife. When my master discovered why I was late\, he cursed me in great anger. Thus I am now bereft of my home\, wife\, and service. But fortunately I have come upon you\, and now I hope to receive from you an auspicious benediction\, for I know that devotees of the Supreme Lord always carry the interest of others uppermost in their hearts. That is their great nature. O best of the sages\, please help me! \n“Mārkeṇḍeya Ṛṣi replied\, ‘Because you have told me the truth\, I shall tell you about a fast day that will benefit you greatly. If you fast on the Ekādaśī that comes during the dark fortnight of the month of Āṣāḍha\, you will surely be freed of this terrible curse.’ Upon hearing these blessed words from the renowned sage\, Hemamālī fell to the ground in complete gratitude and offered him his humble obeisances. But Mārkeṇḍeya stood and lifted Hemamālī up\, filling him with inexpressible happiness. \n“Thus\, as the sage had instructed him\, Hemamālī dutifully observed the Ekādaśī fast\, and by its influence he again became a handsome Yakṣa. Then he returned home\, where he lived very happily with his wife.” \nLord Kṛṣṇa concluded\, “So you can readily see\, O Yudhiṣṭhira\, that fasting on Yogini Ekādaśī is very powerful and auspicious. Whatever merit one obtains by feeding eighty-eight thousand pious brāhmaṇas is also obtained simply by observing a strict fast on Yogini Ekādaśī. For one who fasts on this sacred Ekādaśī\, she destroys heaps of past sinful reactions and makes him most pious. O king\, thus I have explained to you the purity of Yogini Ekādaśī. \nThus ends the narration of the glories of Āṣāḍha-kṛṣṇa Ekādaśī\, or Yoginī Ekādaśī\, from the Brahmā vaivarta Purāṇa. \n 
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SUMMARY:Jyeṣṭha pūrṇimā
DESCRIPTION:****Full Moon Day****
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SUMMARY:Nirjalā Ekādaśī Vrataṁ – Jyeṣṭha śukla pakṣa
DESCRIPTION:BREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY. \n  \nOnce Bhīmasena\, the younger brother of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira\, asked the great sage Śrīla Vyāsadeva\, the grandfather of the Pāṇḍavas\, if it is possible to return to the spiritual world without having observed all the rules and regulations of the Ekādaśī fasts. \nBhīmasena said\, “O greatly intelligent grandfather\, my brother Yudhiṣṭhira\, my dear mother Kuntī\, and my beloved wife Draupadī\, as well as Arjuna\, Nakula\, and Sahadeva\, fast completely on Ekādaśī and strictly follow all the rules\, and regulations of that sacred day. But\, O grandfather\, I tell them that I cannot live without eating\, because hunger is unbearable to me. I give widely in charity and worship Śrī Keśava properly\, but I cannot fast on Ekādaśī. Please tell me how I can obtain the same result without fasting.” \nHearing these words\, Śrīla Vyāsadeva replied\, “If you want to go to the heavenly planets and avoid the hellish planets\, you should indeed observe a fast on both the light and dark Ekādaśīs.” \nBhīma said\, “O greatly intelligent grandfather\, please listen to my plea. O greatest of munis\, since I cannot live if I eat only once in a day\, how can I possibly live if I fast completely? Within my stomach burns a special fire named vṛka\, the fire of digestion. Only when I eat to my full satisfaction does the fire in my stomach become satisfied. O great sage\, I might possibly be able to fast only once\, so I beg you to tell me of an Ekādaśī that includes all other Ekādaśīs. I shall faithfully observe that fast and hopefully still become eligible for liberation.” \nŚrīla Vyāsadeva replied\, O king\, you have heard from me about the various kinds of occupational duties\, such as elaborate Vedic ceremonies. In the Kali-yuga\, however\, no one will be able to observe all these occupational duties properly. I shall therefore tell you how\, at practically no expense\, one can endure some small austerity and achieve the greatest benefit and resultant happiness. The essence of what is written in the Vedic literatures known as the Purāṇas is that one should not eat on either the dark- or light-fortnight Ekādaśīs. One who fasts on Ekādaśī is saved from going to the hellish planets.” \nHearing Vyāsadeva’s words\, Bhīmasena\, the strongest of all warriors\, became frightened and began to shake like a leaf on a banyan tree in a strong wind. The frightened Bhīmasena said\, “O grandfather\, what should I do? I am completely unable to fast twice a month throughout the year! Please tell me of the one fasting day that will bestow the greatest benefit upon me!” \nVyāsadeva replied\, “Without drinking even water\, you should fast on the Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Jyeṣṭha [May-June]\, when the sun travels in the sign of Gemini and Taurus. According to learned personalities\, on this day one may bathe and perform ācamana for purification. But while performing ācamana one may drink only that amount of water equal to a drop of gold\, or that amount which a single mustard seed can be immersed in. Only this amount of water should be placed in the palm\, which one should form to resemble a cow’s ear. If one drinks more water than this\, he might as well have drunk wine. \n“One must certainly not eat anything\, for if he does so he breaks his fast. This rigid fast is in effect from sunrise on Ekādaśī to sunrise on Dvādaśī. If a person endeavours to observe this great fast very strictly\, he easily achieves the results of observing all twenty-four Ekādaśī fasts throughout the entire year. \n“On Dvādaśī the devotee should bathe early in the morning. Then\, according to the prescribed rules and regulations\, and depending on his ability\, he should give some gold and water to worthy brāhmaṇas. Finally\, he should cheerfully honour prasādam with a brāhmaṇa. \n“O Bhīmasena\, one who can fast on this special Ekādaśī in this way reaps the benefit of having fasted on every Ekādaśī during the year. There is no doubt of this. O Bhīma\, now hear the specific merit one gets by fasting on this Ekādaśī. The Supreme Lord Keśava\, who holds a conch\, disc\, club\, and lotus\, personally told me\, `Everyone should take shelter of Me and follow My instructions.’ Then He told me that one who fasts on this Ekādaśī\, without drinking water or eating\, becomes free of all sinful reactions\, and that one who observes the difficult nirjala fast on Jyeṣṭha-śukla Ekādaśī truly reaps the benefit of all other Ekādaśī fasts. \n“O Bhīmasena\, in the Kali-yuga\, the age of quarrel and hypocrisy\, when all the principles of the Vedas will have been destroyed or greatly minimized\, and when there will be no proper charity or observance of the ancient Vedic principles and ceremonies\, how will there be any means of purifying the self? But there is the opportunity to fast on Ekādaśī and become free of all one’s past sins. \n“O son of Vāyu\, what more can I say to you? You should not eat during the dark and light Ekādaśīs\, and you should even give up drinking water on the particularly auspicious day of Jyeṣṭha-śukla Ekādaśī. O Vṛkodara\, whoever fasts on this Ekādaśī receives the merits of bathing in all the places of pilgrimage\, giving all kinds of charities\, and fasting on all the dark and light Ekādaśīs. Of this there is no doubt. O tiger among men\, whoever fasts on this Ekādaśī truly becomes a great person and achieves all wealth\, grains\, strength\, and health. And at the fearful moment of death\, the terrible Yamadūtas\, whose complexions are yellow and black and who brandish huge clubs and twirl mystic pāśa ropes in the air\, will refuse to approach him. Rather\, such a faithful soul will at once be taken to the supreme abode of Lord Viṣṇu by the Viṣṇu-dūtas\, whose transcendentally beautiful forms are clothed in gorgeous yellowish garments and who each hold a disk\, club\, conch\, and lotus in their four hands. It is to gain all these benefits that one should certainly fast on this very auspicious and important Ekādaśī\, even from water.” \nWhen the other Pāṇḍavas heard about the benefits to be gained by following Jyeṣṭha-śukla Ekādaśī\, they resolved to observe it exactly as Śrīla Vyāsadeva had explained it to their brother\, Bhīmasena. All the Pāṇḍavas observed it by refraining from eating or drinking anything\, and thus this day is also known as Pāṇḍava-nirjalā Dvādaśī. \nŚrīla Vyāsadeva continued\, O Bhīma\, therefore you should observe this important fast to remove all your past sinful reactions. You should pray to the Supreme Personality of Godhead\, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa in this way: `O Lord of all the demigods\, O Supreme Personality of Godhead\, today I shall observe Ekādaśī without taking any water. O unlimited Ananta\, I shall break fast on the next day\, Dvādaśī.’ Thereafter\, to remove all his sins\, the devotee should honour this Ekādaśī fast with full faith in the Lord and with full control over his senses. Whether his sins are equal in volume to Mount Sumeru or to Mandarācala Hill\, if he or she observes this Ekādaśī\, the sins all become nullified and are burned to ashes. Such is the great power of this Ekādaśī. \n“O best of human beings\, although a person should also give water and cows in charity during this Ekādaśī\, if for some reason or other he cannot\, then he should give a qualified brāhmaṇa some cloth or a pot filled with water. Indeed\, the merit achieved by giving water alone equals that gained by giving gold ten million times a day. \n“O Bhīma\, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa has said that whoever observes this Ekādaśī should take a holy bath\, give charity to a worthy person\, chant the Lord’s holy names on a japa-māla\, and perform some kind of recommended sacrifice\, for by doing these things on this day one receives imperishable benefits. There is no need to perform any other kind of religious duty. Observance of this Ekādaśī fast alone promotes one to the supreme abode of Śrī Viṣṇu. O best of the Kurus\, if one donates gold\, cloth\, or anything else on this day\, the merit one obtains is imperishable. \n“Remember\, whoever eats any grains on Ekādaśī becomes contaminated by sin and verily eats only sin. In effect\, he has already become a dog-eater\, and after death he suffers a hellish existence. But he who observes this sacred Jyeṣṭha-śukla Ekādaśī and gives something in charity certainly achieves liberation from the cycle of repeated birth and death and attains to the supreme abode. Observing this Ekādaśī\, which is merged with Dvādaśī\, frees one from the horrible sin of killing a brāhmaṇa\, drinking liquor and wine\, becoming envious of one’s spiritual master and ignoring his instructions\, and continually telling lies. \n“Furthermore\, O best of beings\, any man or woman who observes this fast properly and worships the Supreme Lord Jalaśāyī [He who sleeps on the water]\, and who on the next day satisfies a qualified brāhmaṇa with nice sweets and a donation of cows and money – such a person certainly pleases the Supreme Lord Vāsudeva\, so much so that one hundred previous generations in his family undoubtedly go to the Supreme Lord’s abode\, even though they might have been very sinful\, of bad character\, and guilty of suicide. Indeed\, one who observes this Ekādaśī rides on a glorious celestial airplane [vimāna] to that abode. \n“One who on this day gives a brāhmaṇa a waterpot\, an umbrella\, or shoes surely goes to heaven. Indeed\, he who simply hears these glories also attains to the transcendental abode of the Supreme Lord\, Śrī Viṣṇu. Whoever performs the śrāddha ceremony to the forefathers on the dark-moon day called amāvasyā\, particularly if it occurs at the time of a solar eclipse\, undoubtedly achieves great merit. But this same merit is achieved by him who simply hears this sacred narration – so powerful and so dear to the Lord is this Ekādaśī. \n“One should clean his teeth properly and\, without eating or drinking\, observe this Ekādaśī to please the Supreme Lord\, Keśava. On the day after Ekādaśī one should worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His form as Trivikrama by offering Him water\, flowers\, incense\, and a brightly burning lamp. Then the devotee should pray from the heart\, `O God of gods\, O deliverer of everyone\, O Hṛṣīkeśa\, master of the senses\, kindly bestow upon me the gift of liberation\, though I can offer you nothing greater than this humble pot filled with water.’ Then the devotee should donate the waterpot to a brāhmaṇa. \n“O Bhīmasena\, after observing this Ekādaśī fast and donating the recommended items according to his ability\, the devotee should feed brāhmaṇas and thereafter honour prasādam silently.” \nŚrīla Vyāsadeva concluded\, “I strongly urge you to fast on this auspicious\, purifying\, sin-devouring Dvādaśī in just the way I have outlined. Thus you will be completely freed of all sins and reach the supreme abode.” \nThus ends the narration of the glories of Jyeṣṭha-śukla Ekādaśī\, or Bhīmaseni-nirjalā Ekādaśī\, from the Brahma-vaivarta Purāṇa.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/nirjala-ekadasi-vrata%e1%b9%81-jye%e1%b9%a3%e1%b9%adha-sukla-pak%e1%b9%a3a/
CATEGORIES:Ekadashi,Festival
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250605
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250606
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20250425T160920Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250514T154423Z
UID:31316-1749081600-1749167999@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Ganga Dasahara\, Birthday of Mother Ganges
DESCRIPTION:Ganga Dussehra\, also known as Gangavataran\, is a Hindu festival celebrating the avatarana (descent) of the Ganges. It is believed by Hindus that the holy river Ganges descended from heaven to earth on this day.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/ganga-dasahara-birthday-of-mother-ganges/
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250527T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20250527T170000
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20250425T154406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T154406Z
UID:31312-1748332800-1748365200@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Jyeṣṭha amāvasyā
DESCRIPTION:****NEW MOON DAY.**** \nAmāvásyā is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit. Indian calendars use 30 lunar phases\, called tithi in India. The dark moon tithi is when the Moon is within 12 degrees of the angular distance between the Sun and Moon before conjunction.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/jye%e1%b9%a3%e1%b9%adha-amavasya/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250512
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250513
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20250424T073934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T074040Z
UID:31291-1747008000-1747094399@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Vaisākha pūrṇimā
DESCRIPTION:****Full Moon Day****
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/vaisakha-pur%e1%b9%87ima/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250430
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250501
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20250424T072640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250424T072640Z
UID:31283-1745971200-1746057599@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Vaisākha Aksaya Trtiya day
DESCRIPTION:(GRAND FESTIVAL OF 108 KALASHA ABHISEKA\, BATHING CEREMONY\, OF LORD SRI SRI RADHA GOVINDAJI IN SRI VRINDABAN DHAM\, INDIA.) CHANDANA SRNGARA\, ANOINTING THE WHOLE BODY OF LORD GOVINDA WITH SANDALWOOD PASTE\, IS HELD ON THIS DAY.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/vaisakha-aksaya-trtiya-day-2/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250211
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240228T085530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T093924Z
UID:28314-1739145600-1739231999@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Māgha amāvasyā
DESCRIPTION:****NEW MOON DAY.****
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/magha-amavasya/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240804
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240805
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240803T110640Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240803T111942Z
UID:29443-1722729600-1722815999@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Śravaṇa amāvasyā
DESCRIPTION:****NEW MOON DAY.**** \n \nAmavasya (new moon day)
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/srava%e1%b9%87a-amavasya/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240423
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240424
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240228T091526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240409T081242Z
UID:28324-1713830400-1713916799@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Caitra pūrṇimā - Balaram Rasayatra
DESCRIPTION:****Full Moon Day****
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/caitra-pur%e1%b9%87ima/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240417
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240418
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240308T080433Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240413T042438Z
UID:28644-1713312000-1713398399@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Sri Ramanavami Vratam Sarvesam
DESCRIPTION:FASTING FROM ALL GRAINS AND BEANS AND BREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY. \n   vitarasi dikshu rane dik-pati-kamaniyam\n     dasa-mukha-mauli-balim ramaniyam\nkesava dhrita-rama-sarira jaya jagadisa hare
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/sri-ramanavami-vratam/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240409
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240410
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240408T134256Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240409T075648Z
UID:28844-1712620800-1712707199@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Caitra śukla pakṣa pratipada\, Vedic New Year
DESCRIPTION:FIRST DAY OF THE VEDIC NEW YEAR. THE NAME OF THIS YEAR IS KALAYUKTA AND THE RULING PLANET OF THIS YEAR IS MARC
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/caitra-sukla-pak%e1%b9%a3a-pratipada-vedic-new-year/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240408
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240409
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240228T091647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T101707Z
UID:28326-1712534400-1712620799@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Caitra amāvasyā
DESCRIPTION:****NEW MOON DAY.**** \nAmāvásyā is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit. Indian calendars use 30 lunar phases\, called tithi in India. The dark moon tithi is when the Moon is within 12 degrees of the angular distance between the Sun and Moon before conjunction.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/caitra-amavasya/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240326
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20231227T103958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240324T012223Z
UID:26125-1711324800-1711411199@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Gaura Pūrṇimā\, Appearance Day of Lord Śrī Chaitanya Mahāprabhu (Phālguna Pūrṇimā)
DESCRIPTION:FULL MOON DAY. APPEARANCE DAY OF LORD SRI CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU. FASTING FROM ALL GRAINS AND BEANS ON THIS DAY AND THEN BRAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY IN THE MORNING. THE FESTIVAL OF COLORS IN THE TEMPLES ENDS ON THIS DAY. \nAbout five hundred years ago\, God appeared in the garb of His own devotee going by the name of Chaitanya Mahāprabhu. His appearance as a devotee of God was predicted in many Vedic scriptures that were written five thousand years ago. The predictions about Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu’s appearance are mentioned in the Srimad Bhagavatam\, the Mahabharat\, the Vayu Purana\, and in many other Vedic scriptures including in several Upanisads. We have quoted some of them in the first chapter of our Vaisnava Kantha Hara book. Those who are sincere in their worship follow guidelines stated in the Vedic scriptures and do not accept any hoax as God\, and therefore their worship is not futile\, but instead reaches God. Lord Chaitanya\, who appeared five hundred years ago\, is Lord Krsna Himself\, who appeared five thousand years ago. Lord Krsna and Lord Chaitanya both are one and the same Personality of Godhead. The difference between Lord Krsna and Lord Chaitanya is that when Lord Krsna appeared in this world He was obviously God and asked everyone to worship Him. When the same Lord Krsna appeared as Lord Chaitanya\, He concealed Himself as a devotee and asked everyone to worship Lord Krsna and become devotees of Lord Krsna. This means that Lord Chaitanya demonstrated the teachings of Lord Krsna presented in the Bhagavad Gitā where Lord Krsna asked everyone to become His devotee.\n\n\nWhen Lord Krsna\, while still in the spiritual world\, decided to appear in this world as He is\, He first sent forth a piece of land from His spiritual abode into this world as He\, being God\, does not normally touch material earth. The Supreme Lord Sri Krsna took birth in His original form in Vraja land. That is why the Vedic scriptures state Vraja land is transcendental to this world. Vrindaban is the center point of this transcendental Vraja land. In other words\, Lord Krsna\, as the Supreme God\, did not walk on normal earth. In every incarnation\, Lord Krsna first purified the normal land and then took His birth. This is the difference between Lord Krsna as He is and His incarnations.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/gaura-pur%e1%b9%87ima-appearance-day-of-lord-sri-chaitanya-mahaprabhu/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240324
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240325
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240228T084624Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240302T014937Z
UID:28310-1711238400-1711324799@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:HOLIKA DAHANAM
DESCRIPTION:BURNING THE SYMBOL OF HOLIKA\, THE SISTER OF HIRANYAKASHIPU.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/holika-dahanam/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240316
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240228T065813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240302T013856Z
UID:28293-1710460800-1710547199@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:BRAHMOTSAVA FESTIVAL OF LORD SRI SRI RADHA GOVINDADEVAJI
DESCRIPTION:FESTIVAL HELD IN THE RED STONE TEMPLE\, IN SRI VRINDABAN DHAM\, INDIA.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/brahmotsava-festival-of-lord-sri-sri-radha-govindadevaji/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240310
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240311
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240228T090525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T051204Z
UID:28319-1710028800-1710115199@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Phālguna amāvasyā
DESCRIPTION:****NEW MOON DAY.**** \nAmāvásyā is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit. Indian calendars use 30 lunar phases\, called tithi in India. The dark moon tithi is when the Moon is within 12 degrees of the angular distance between the Sun and Moon before conjunction.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/pau%e1%b9%a3a-amavasya-duplicate/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240310
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240228T071349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240302T012050Z
UID:28296-1709942400-1710028799@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:MAHA SIVARATRI VRATAM
DESCRIPTION:FASTING FROM ALL GRAINS AND BEANS. DRINKING OF MILK OR CONSUMING ANY PREPARATION THAT INCLUDES MILK IS FORBIDDEN ON THIS DAY. BUT CONSUMING CURD (YOGURT) AND/OR BUTTERMILK IS ALLOWED ON THIS DAY. BREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/maha-sivaratri-vratam/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240225
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240228T080405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T100923Z
UID:28303-1708732800-1708819199@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Māgha pūrṇimā
DESCRIPTION:****Full Moon Day****
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/magha-pur%e1%b9%87ima/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240223
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240103T112009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T063205Z
UID:26673-1708560000-1708646399@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:NITYANANDA TRAYODASI
DESCRIPTION:APPEARANCE DAY OF LORD NITYANANDA PRABHU\, FEASTING DAY FOR THE DEVOTEES.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/nityananda-trayodasi/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240215
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240304T052434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T052434Z
UID:28521-1707868800-1707955199@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Vasant Panchami
DESCRIPTION:Patotsav festival of Lord Sri Sri Radha Govindaji is held in Sri Sri Radha Govinda Mandir\, Nambur\, A. P. India
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/vasant-panchami/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240210
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240304T052802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T053124Z
UID:28523-1707436800-1707523199@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Māgha amāvasyā
DESCRIPTION:****NEW MOON DAY.**** \nAmāvásyā is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit. Indian calendars use 30 lunar phases\, called tithi in India. The dark moon tithi is when the Moon is within 12 degrees of the angular distance between the Sun and Moon before conjunction.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/magha-amavasya-2/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240126
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240228T081820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T101359Z
UID:28308-1706140800-1706227199@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Pauṣa pūrṇimā
DESCRIPTION:****Full Moon Day****
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/pau%e1%b9%a3a-pur%e1%b9%87ima/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240112
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20240228T085851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T101703Z
UID:28317-1704931200-1705017599@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Pauṣa amāvasyā
DESCRIPTION:****NEW MOON DAY.**** \nAmāvásyā is the lunar phase of the new moon in Sanskrit. Indian calendars use 30 lunar phases\, called tithi in India. The dark moon tithi is when the Moon is within 12 degrees of the angular distance between the Sun and Moon before conjunction.
URL:https://www.krsna.org/event/pau%e1%b9%a3a-amavasya/
CATEGORIES:Festival
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END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230813
DTSTAMP:20260417T023538
CREATED:20231229T171344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T043141Z
UID:26474-1691798400-1691884799@www.krsna.org
SUMMARY:Paramā Ekādaśī Vrataṁ – of the extra\, leap-year month kṛṣṇa pakṣa
DESCRIPTION:BREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY. \nYudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja said\, “O Supreme Lord\, what is the name and character of that Ekādaśī that occurs during the dark fortnight of the extra\, leap year month. Also\, O master of all the universes\, what is the process for observing it properly? Kindly narrate all of this to me?” \nThe Supreme Personality of God\, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa\, replied\, “O Yudhiṣṭhira\, this meritorious day is called Paramā Ekādaśī. It bestows the great benediction of an enjoyable life and ultimate liberation\, release from birth and death. The process for observing it is similar to that for observing the Ekādaśī that occurs during the light part of this month of Kārtika. That is to say\, on this Ekādaśī one should worship Me\, the best of all living beings\, with full love and devotion. In this connection I will now tell you a wonderful history\, just as I heard it from the great sage in the city of Kāmpilya. \n“Once a very pious brāhmaṇa named Sumedhā resided in Kāmpilya with his wife\, Pavitrā\, who was extremely chaste and devoted to her husband. On account of having committed some sin in his previous life\, Sumedhā was without any money or food grains\, and even though he begged many people for food\, he could not obtain any substantial amount. He hardly had adequate food\, clothing\, or shelter for himself and his beautiful young wife\, who was of such excellent character that she continued to serve Sumedhā faithfully despite their poverty. When guests would come to their home\, Pavitrā mataji would give them her own food\, and although she often went hungry\, her beautiful\, lotuslike face never faded. This fasting made her weak\, but her affection for Sumedhā remained unbreakable. \n“Seeing all this\, and lamenting his bad luck\, Sumedhā one day said to Pavitrā\, ‘My dear wife\, O most beautiful one\, I beg alms from the rich but receive scarcely a scrap. What am I to do? What possible relief is there for our plight? Where should I go for relief? O most obedient and loving wife\, without enough wealth\, household affairs are never successful. Therefore please permit me to go abroad and attain some wealth. If I make such an effort\, I shall certainly obtain whatever fortune I am destined to enjoy. Without making some endeavour a person cannot satisfy his desires or meet his needs. Thus wise men have said that enthusiastic endeavour is always auspicious.’ \n“Upon hearing this from her husband as he spoke these words\, Pavitrā joined her palms and\, her eyes brimming with tears\, spoke to him with great respect and affection: ‘I think there is no one greater or more learned than you\, my dear. One who\, though in misery\, is interested in the welfare of others speaks just as you have. However\, the scriptures state that whatever wealth a person attains in his life is due to his having given charity in previous lives\, and that if one has not given charity in previous lives\, then even though he may sit atop a mound of gold as big as Mount Sumeru\, he will still remain poor.Whatever charity a person gives in the form of education\, money\, fertile land\, and the like is returned to him in a future lifetime. We gain what we have given\, when given with a good heart. Indeed\, whatever the Lord of destiny\, the creator\, has written as one’s fortune will certainly come to pass. No one attains any wealth without having given in charity in his previous life. O best of the brāhmaṇas\, since we are now poor\, in our previous lives neither you nor I must have given any/sufficient charity to worthy persons. Therefore\, O gracious husband\, you should remain here with me. Without you I cannot live even a moment. \n“‘Bereft of her husband\, a woman is not welcomed by her father\, mother\, brother\, father-in-law\, or any other family members. Everyone will say\, “You have lost your husband; you are bad luck/fortune personified!” In this way I shall be criticised severely! ‘Please\, therefore\, stay with me and be satisfied with whatever wealth we get. Whatever is destined\, we shall obtain in due course of time and enjoy here in perfect happiness.’ \n“Hearing these plaintive words from his wife\, Sumedhā decided to remain in their native village. One day the great sage Kauṇḍinya arrived at their place\, and upon seeing him the brāhmaṇa Sumedhā and his wife stood up before him and then offered him their respectful obeisances. With his head bowed\, Sumedhā welcomed him: ‘We are very fortunate to behold you here today\, O wisest of sages. My life has become successful\, and I am much obliged to you.’\n“Sumedhā offered Kauṇḍinya Muni a comfortable seat and highly praised his austerities and learning. ”Just by having your darshan today\,’ said Sumedhā\, ‘I have become very fortunate.’ The poor brāhmaṇa couple fed the sage as sumptuously as they could afford to according to their means\, and afterwards Pavitrā asked the mendicant\, ‘O most learned one\, what process can we follow to be relieved of our poverty? How can a person who has not given anything in charity in his previous life get a good family\, much wealth\, and a fine education in this life? My husband wants to leave me here and go abroad to beg alms\, but I have earnestly prayed to him to stay here with me. I humbly told him that if one lacks wealth in the present life\, it is because of not having given sufficient charity in previous lifetimes. And so he has consented to remain here. It is only due to my great fortune that you have so mercifully come here today. Now we are certain to see the end of our poverty very soon. \n“O best of the brāhmaṇas\, please tell us how we can be free of this perpetual misery brought on by poverty. O merciful one\, kindly describe some means – a place of pilgrimage we may visit\, a day of fasting we may observe\, or an austerity we may perform – by which our ill fortune will end forever.’ \n“Hearing this sincere supplication from the patient lady\, the great sage Kauṇḍinya reflected silently for a moment and then said\, ‘There is a fast day very dear to the Supreme Personality of God\, Lord Hari. Fasting on this day nullifies all kinds of sins and removes all miseries caused by poverty. This fast day\, which occurs during the dark part of the extra\, leap-year month\, is known as Paramā Ekādaśī. It is the topmost day of Lord Viṣṇu\, hence the name Paramā. This extra month\, dark fortnight Ekādaśī bestows all the necessities of life\, such as money and food grains\, and at last gives liberation/release. When the evening of this day comes\, one should begin singing the glories of the Lord and dancing in ecstasy\, and one should continue through the entire night. \n“This holy fast was once observed faithfully by Lord Kuvera. When Lord Śiva saw how strictly he had fasted\, Śiva became very pleased and made Kuvera the treasurer of heaven. Also\, king Hariścandra fasted on this Ekādaśī after his dear wife and son had been sold\, and the king was able to get them back. Thereafter he ruled his kingdom with no further impediments. Therefore\, O broad-eyed lady\, you also should observe the sacred fast of Paramā Ekādaśī\, following all the appropriate rules and regulations and remaining awake all night.’” \nLord Śrī Kṛṣṇa continued\, “O Yudhiṣṭhira\, son of Pāṇḍu\, in this way Kauṇḍinya Muni mercifully and affectionately instructed Pavitrā about the Paramā Ekādaśī fast. Then he said to Sumedhā\, ‘On the Dvādaśī\, the day after Ekādaśī\, you should vow to observe Pañcharātrika fasting according to all the rules and regulations. After taking a bath early in the morning\, you and your good wife\, along with both your parents and hers\, should fast for five days according to your ability. Then you will all become eligible to return home\, to the abode of Lord Viṣṇu. \n“‘A person who simply makes use of only one seat during these five days goes to the heavenly planets. Whoever feeds qualified brāhmaṇas nicely on these five days has in effect fed all the demigods\, all human beings\, and even all the demons. Whoever donates a pot of drinking water to a twice born brāhmaṇa during this five-day period will gain merit equal to that gained by donating the entire planet in charity. Anyone who gives a learned person a pot filled with sesame seeds resides in heaven for as many years as there are seeds in the pot. One who donates a pot filled with golden ghee will surely go to the abode of the sun god after fully enjoying the pleasures of this earthly planet. Whoever remains celibate during these five-days will attain celestial happiness and enjoy with the maidens of Indraloka. Therefore both of you – Sumedha and Pavitra – should fast during these five days of Pañcharātrika in order to be rewarded with ample grains and wealth for the rest of your lives on this planet. The spiritual world will be your abode thereafter.’ \n“Hearing this sublime advice\, the brāhmaṇa couple\, Sumedhā and Pavitrā\, properly observed the Paramā Ekādaśī and the fast of Pañcharātrika\, and very soon thereafter they beheld a handsome prince approaching them from the royal palace. On the orders of Lord Brahmā\, the prince gave them a beautiful\, exquisitely furnished house and invited them to live in it. Praising their austerity and patience\, he also gave them an entire village for their livelihood. Then he returned to the palace. Thus Sumedhā and his wife enjoyed all kinds of facilities in this world and at last went to the abode of Lord Viṣṇu. \n“Anyone who observes a fast on Paramā Ekādaśī and also the fast of Pañcharātrika is freed from all his sins\, and after enjoying life he returns to Viṣṇuloka\, as did the brāhmaṇa Sumedhā and his faithful wife\, Pavitrā. It is impossible\, O Yudhiṣṭhira\, to calculate the extent of the merit one obtains by fasting on Paramā Ekādaśī\, for such an observance is equal to bathing in places of pilgrimage such as Puṣkara Lake and the Ganges river\, giving cows in charity\, and performing all sorts of other religious activities. One who fasts on this day has also completed the offerings of oblations to his forefathers in Gayā. He has\, in effect\, fasted on all other auspicious days. \n“As in the social order the brāhmaṇa are considered the best\, as amongst four-legged creatures the cow is best\, and as among demigods Lord Indra is the best\, so among all months the extra month of leap-year is the best. The Pañcharātrika fast – the fast of five days in the extra\, leap year month – is said to remove all kinds of abominable sins. But the Pañcharātrika fast\, together with the fasts of Paramā and Paramāi Ekādaśī\, destroys all a person’s sins. If a person is unable to fast on these days\, he should observe the fasts during the extra month according to his ability. A person who\, having received a human birth\, does not take a proper bath during this extra month and then observes these Ekādaśīs\, which are very dear to Lord Hari\, commits suicide and suffers in the cycle of 8\,400\,000 species. The rare human birth is meant for accumulating merit and at last achieving liberating release from this material world. Therefore one should by all means observe fasting on this auspicious Paramā Ekādaśī.” \nLord Śrī Kṛṣṇa concluded\, “O sinless Yudhiṣṭhira\, as you have requested\, I have described to you the wonderful merit one can attain by fasting on the Ekādaśī named Paramā\, which occurs during the dark part of the extra\, leap-year month. You should observe this fast if at all possible.” \nKing Yudhiṣṭhira did exactly as Lord Kṛṣṇa had instructed\, and so did all his brothers and their wife\, Draupadi. After enjoying pleasures rarely achieved in the material world\, they returned home\, back to God. Whoever\, after taking a proper bath\, observes a fast on these two extra-month Ekādaśīs will go to heaven and finally attain to the abode of Śrī Viṣṇu\, and as he travels there he will be praised and prayed to by all the demigods. \nThus ends the narration of the glories of Paramā Ekādaśī\, the Ekādaśī that occurs during the dark fortnight of the extra\, leap-year month\, from the Skanda Purāṇa. \n 
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SUMMARY:Padminī Ekādaśī Vrataṁ – of the extra\, leap-year month śukla pakṣa
DESCRIPTION:BREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY. \nSūta Gosvāmi said\, “Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja said\, O Janārdana\, what is the name of the Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the extra\, leap year month? How does one observe it properly? Please narrate all this to me.’ \n“The Supreme Personality of God\, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa\, replied\, „O Pāṇḍava\, the meritorious Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the extra month of leap-year is called Padminī. It is very auspicious. The fortunate soul who observes it with great determination and faith will return to My personal abode. This extra-month Ekādaśī is as powerful as I am in nullifying sins. Even four-headed Lord Brahmā cannot glorify it sufficiently. Long ago Lord Brahmā told Nārada about this liberating\, sin-removing Ekādaśī.’ \n“Lotus-eyed Lord Kṛṣṇa became very pleased by the enquiry of Yudhiṣṭhira and spoke to him the following pleasing words: ‘O king\, please listen carefully as I narrate to you the process of fasting on Padminī Ekādaśī\, which is rarely done even by great sages. \n“One should begin his fast on the Daśamī\, the day before Ekādaśī\, by not eating any urad dāl\, pink dāl\, chickpeas\, spinach\, honey\, or sea salt\, and also by not dining in homes of others or off bell-metal plates. These eight things should be avoided. One should eat only once on the Daśamī\, sleep on the ground and remain celibate. On Ekādaśī the devotee should rise early in the morning but should not brush his teeth. Then he should thoroughly bathe – in a place of pilgrimage\, if possible. While chanting sacred hymns from the Vedas\, he should smear his body with cow dung mixed with clay\, sesame-seed paste\, kuśa grass\, and the powder of āmalakī fruits. Then the devotee should take another thorough bath\, after which he should chant the following prayers: \n‘O sacred clay\, you have been created by Lord Brahmā\, purified by Kaśyapa Muni\, and lifted by Lord Kṛṣṇa in His form as Varāha\, the boar incarnation. O clay\, please purify my head\, eyes\, and other limbs. O clay\, I offer my obeisances unto you. Kindly purify me so I may worship the Supreme Lord\, Śrī Hari.”\n‘O cow-dung\, you posses medicinal and antiseptic qualities because you have come directly from the stomach of our universal mother\, the cow. You can purify the entire planet Earth. Please accept my humble obeisances and purify me. “O āmalakī fruits\, please accept my humble obeisances. You have taken your birth from the saliva of Lord Brahmā\, and thus by your very presence the entire planet is purified. Kindly cleanse and purify my bodily limbs.“ \n‘O Supreme Lord Viṣṇu\, O God of the gods\, O master of the universe\, O holder of the conch\, disc\, club\, and lotus\, please allow me to bathe in all the holy places of pilgrimage.” \n“Reciting these excellent prayers\, chanting mantras to Lord Varuṇa\, and meditating on all the places of pilgrimage located on the banks of the Ganges\, one should bathe in whatever body of water is at hand. Then\, O Yudhiṣṭhira\, the devotee should rub his body\, thus purifying his mouth\, back\, chest\, arms\, and waist as a prelude to worshipping the Supreme Lord\, who wears brilliant yellow garments and gives pleasure to all creatures. By so doing\, the devotee will destroy all his sins. Afterwards\, he should chant the sacred Gāyatrī mantra\, offer oblations to his forefathers\, and then enter a Viṣṇu temple to worship Lord Nārāyaṇa\, the husband of the Goddess of Fortune\, Laxmi-devi. \n‘If possible\, the devotee should then fashion mūrtīs of Śrī Rādha and Kṛṣṇa or Śiva and Pārvatī out of gold and offer them nice devotional worship. He should fill a copper or clay pot with pure water mixed with scents\, and then he should cover the pot with a cloth lid and a gold or silver lid\, in this way preparing an āsana upon which the Rādha-Kṛṣṇa or Śiva-Pārvatī mūrtīs may sit for worship. According to capacity\, the devotee should then worship these mūrtīs with fragrant incense\, a bright ghee lamp\, and sandalwood paste along with camphor\, musk\, kuṅkuma and other scents\, as well as selected aromatic flowers like white lotuses and other seasonal blooms\, and also very nicely prepared foods. On this special Ekādaśī the devotees should dance and sing ecstatically before the Deity. He should avoid prajalpa (talking unnecessarily of ordinary\, mundane conversational topics) at all costs and should not talk to or touch low-born persons or a woman in her menstrual period\, or others so absorbed. On this day he should be especially careful to speak the truth and certainly not criticize anyone before the Deity of Lord Viṣṇu\, the brāhmaṇas\, or the spiritual master. Rather\, with other devotees he should be absorbed in listening to Vaiṣṇavas read the glories of Lord Viṣṇu from the Purāṇas. One should not drink or even touch water to his lips on this Ekādaśī\, and one who is unable to perform this austerity should drink only water or milk. Otherwise\, the fast is considered broken. One should remain awake that Ekādaśī night\, singing and playing musical instruments for the transcendental pleasure of the Supreme Person. \n“During the first quarter of the Ekādaśī night the devotee should offer some coconut meat to his worshippable mūrtī\, during the second part he should offer soothing bel fruit\, during the third part an orange\, and as the night draws to a close some betel nut. Remaining awake during the first part of the Ekādaśī night bestows on the devotee the same merit as that gained by performing the Agnistoma-yajña. Staying awake during the second part of the night bestows the same merit as that gained by performing a Vājapeya-yajña. Stay awake during the third part gives one the same merit as that attained by performing an Aśvamedha-yajña. And one who remains awake throughout the night receives all of the above mentioned merit\, as well as the grand merit of having performed a Rājasūrya-yajña. Thus there is no better fasting day in the year than Padminī Ekādaśī. Nothing can compare to it as a giver of merit\, whether it be a fire sacrifice\, knowledge\, education\, or austerity. Indeed\, whoever observes this sacred Ekādaśī fast receives all the merit attained by bathing in all the places of pilgrimage in the world. \n“After remaining awake throughout the night\, the devotee should bathe at sunrise and then worship Me nicely. He should then feed a qualified brāhmaṇa and respectfully give him the mūrtī of Lord Keśava and the pot filled with pure scented water. This gift will guarantee the devotee success in this life and liberation in the hereafter. \n“O sinless Yudhiṣṭhira\, as you have requested\, I have described the rules and regulations\, as well as the benefits\, regarding the Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the extra\, leap-year month. Fasting on this Padminī day bestows merit equal to that gained by fasting on all other Ekādaśīs. The Ekādaśī that occurs during the dark part of the extra month\, which is known as Paramā Ekādaśī\, is as powerful at removing sin as this one\, Padminī. Now please listen to Me carefully as I narrate to you a fascinating account connected with this sacred day. Pulastya Muni once recited this history to Nāradaji. \n“Pulastya Muni once had occasion to rescue the ten headed demon Rāvaṇa from the prison of Kārtavīryārjuna\, and upon hearing of this event Nārada Muni asked his friend\, “O greatest of sages\, since this Rāvaṇa defeated all the demigods\, including Lord Indradev\, how could Kārtavīryārjuna defeat Rāvaṇa\, who was so skilled in battle?” \n“Pulastya Muni replied\, “O great Nārada\, during the Tretāyuga\, Kārtavīrya (Kārtavīryārjuna’s father) took birth in the Haihaya dynasty. His capital city was Māhiṣmatī and he had one thousand queens\, whom he loved very dearly. None of them\, however\, was able to give him the son he wanted so badly. He performed sacrifices and worshipped the demigods and forefathers\, but due to the curse of some sage he was unable to beget a son – and without a son\, a king cannot enjoy his kingdom\, just as a hungry man can never really enjoy his senses. \n“King Kārtavīrya carefully considered his plight and then decided to perform severe austerities to achieve his goal. Thus he donned a loincloth made of bark\, grew matted locks\, and turned over the reins of his kingdom to his ministers. One of his queens\, Padminī – who was born in the Ikṣvāku dynasty\, who was the best of all women\, and who was the daughter of King Hariścandra – saw the king leaving. She felt that\, since she was a chaste wife\, her duty was to follow in the footsteps of her beloved husband. Removing all the regal ornaments from her beautiful body and donning but one piece of cloth\, she thus followed her husband into the forest. \n“At last Kārtavīrya reached the summit of Mount Gandhamādana\, where he performed severe austerities and penances for ten thousand years\, meditating and praying to Lord Gadādhara\, who wields a club. But still he did not get a son. Seeing her dear husband waste away to mere skin and bone\, Padminī thought of a solution to the problem. She went to the chaste Anasūyā. With great reverence\, Padminī said\, ‘O great lady\, my dear husband\, Kārtavīrya\, has been performing austerities for the last ten thousand years\, but Lord Keśava\, who alone can remove one’s past sins and present difficulties\, has not yet become pleased with him. O most fortunate one\, please tell me a fast day we can observe and thus please the Supreme Lord with our devotion\, so much so that He will bless me with a nice son who will later rule the world as emperor.’ \n“Upon hearing the appealing words of Padminī\, who was very chaste and deeply devoted to her husband\, the great Anasūyā replied to her in a very cheerful mood: ‘O beautiful\, lotus-eyed lady\, usually there are twelve months in a year\, but after every thirty-two months an extra month is added\, and the two Ekādaśīs that occur during this month are called Padminī Ekādaśī and Paramā Ekādaśī. They fall on the Dvādaśīs of the light and dark part of the month\, respectively. You should fast on these days and remain awake throughout the night. If you do so\, the Supreme Personality of God\, Śrī Hari\, will bless you with a son.’ \n“O Nārada\, in this way Anasūyā\, the daughter of the sage Kardama Muni\, explained the potency of these special Ekādaśīs. Hearing this\, Padminī faithfully followed the instructions to fulfill her desire for a son. Padminī fasted completely\, even from water\, and remained awake all night\, chanting the glories of God and dancing in ecstasy. Lord Keśava thus became most pleased with her devotion and appeared before her\, riding on the back of the great Garuḍa. The Lord said\, ‘O beautiful one\, you have greatly pleased Me by fasting on the special Ekādaśī of the extra month. Please ask Me for a benediction.’ \n“Hearing these sublime words from the overseer of the entire universe\, Padminī offered the Supreme Lord devotional prayers and asked Him for the boon her husband desired. Lord Kṛṣṇa was moved to reply\, ‘O gentle lady\, I am very happy with you\, for there is no month dearer to Me than this\, and the Ekādaśīs that occur during this month are the most dear to Me of all Ekādaśīs. You have followed My devotee Anasūyā ‘s instructions perfectly\, and therefore I shall do what will please you. You and your husband will have the desired son that you wish.’ \n“The Lord\, who removes the distress of the world\, then spoke to King Kārtavīrya: ‘O King\, please ask of Me any boon that will fulfill your heart’s desire\, for your dear wife has pleased Me greatly with her devotional fasting.’ \n“The king was very happy to hear this. Naturally he asked for the son he had desired for so long: ‘O master of the universe\, O killer of the Madhu-demon\, kindly grant me a son who will never be conquered by the demigods\, human beings\, snakes\, demons\, or hobgoblins\, but whom only You can defeat.’ The Supreme Lord immediately replied\, ‘So be it!’ and disappeared. \n“The king became so very pleased with his wife and returned to his palace in her company. Padmini soon became pregnant\, and the mighty-armed Kārtavīryārjuna appeared as her son. He was the mightiest person in all the three worlds\, and thus even the ten-headed Rāvaṇa could not defeat him in battle. Except for Lord Nārāyaṇa\, who holds a club\, a disc\, and other symbols in His hands no one could overcome him. By the merit that resulted from his mother’s strict and faithful observance of Padminī Ekādaśī\, he could defeat even the dreaded Rāvaṇa. This is not at all surprising\, O Nāradaji\, for Kārtavīryārjuna was the fulfillment of the benediction of the Supreme Personality of God.” With these words\, Pulastya Muni departed.’ \n“The Supreme Lord\, Śrī Kṛṣṇa\, concluded\, ‘O sinless Yudhiṣṭhira\, as you have enquired from Me\, I have explained to you the power of this special Ekādaśī. O best of kings\, whoever observes this fast will surely attain to My personal abode. And similarly\, if you want all your desires fulfilled\, you should do likewise.’ \n“Hearing these words from the mouth of his beloved Keśava\, Dharmarāja (Yudhiṣṭhira) became filled with joy\, and when the time came he faithfully observed Padminī Ekādaśī.” \nSūta Gosvāmi concluded\, “O sage Śaunaka\, I have explained to you all about this meritorious Ekādaśī. Anyone who devotedly fasts on the Ekādaśīs that occur during the extra\, leap-year months\, carefully following all the rules\, becomes glorious and happily goes back to God. And one who merely hears or reads about these Ekādaśīs will also obtain great merit and ultimately enter the abode of Lord Śrī Hari.” \nThus ends the narration of the glories of Padminī Ekādaśī\, the Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the extra\, leap-year month\, from the Skanda Purāṇa.
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SUMMARY:Vaisākha Aksaya Trtiya day
DESCRIPTION:A FESTIVAL OF 108 KALASHA ABHISEKA\, BATHING CEREMONY\, OF LORD SRI SRI RADHA GOVINDAJI IN SRI VRINDABAN DHAM\, INDIA. CHANDANA SRNGAR\, A TOTAL DECORATING FESTIVAL OF LORD GOVINDA USING SANDALWOOD PASTE\, IS HELD ON THIS DAY.
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