BREAKING THE FAST ON THE NEXT DAY.

Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja said, “O Janārdana, what is the name of the Ekādaśī that occurs during the light fortnight of the month of Vaisākha [April-May] ? What is the process for observing it properly? Kindly narrate all this to me.

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa replied, “O blessed son of Dharma, what Vasiṣṭha Muni once told Lord Rāmacandra I shall now describe to you. Please hear Me attentively.

“Lord Rāmacandra asked Vasiṣṭha Muni, ‘O great sage, I would like to hear about the best of all fasting days—that day which destroys all kinds of sins and sorrows. I have suffered long enough in separation from My dear Sitā, and so I wish to hear from you about how My suffering can be ended.’

“The sage Vasiṣṭha replied, ‘O Lord Rāma, O You whose intelligence is so keen, simply by remembering Your name one can cross the ocean of this material world. You have questioned me in order to benefit all of humanity and fulfill everyone’s desires. I shall now describe that day of fasting which purifies the whole world.

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