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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250430
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250210
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250211
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240804
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240805
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
CREATED:20240803T110640Z
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240423
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240424
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240417
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240418
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240409
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240410
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240408
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240409
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240326
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
CREATED:20231227T103958Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240324T012223Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240324
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240325
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
CREATED:20240228T084624Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240315
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240316
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240310
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240311
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240310
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
CREATED:20240228T071349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240302T012050Z
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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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240225
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240223
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
CREATED:20240103T112009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240228T063205Z
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240215
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240210
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240126
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240112
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230813
DTSTAMP:20260417T023428
CREATED:20231229T171344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240516T043141Z
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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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SUMMARY:Caitra Purnima (full moon day) - Balaram Rasayatra day.
DESCRIPTION:Caitra Purnima (full moon day) – Balaram Rasayatra day.
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