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Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Ādi 15.9
মাতা বলে,—তাই দিব, যা তুমি মাগিবে ।
প্রভু কহে,—একাদশীতে অন্ন না খাইবে ॥ ৯ ॥
mātā bale, — tāi diba, yā tumi māgibe
prabhu kahe, — ekādaśīte anna nā khāibe
His mother replied, “My dear son, I will give You whatever You ask.” Then the Lord said, “My dear mother, please do not eat grains on the Ekādaśī day.”
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From His early childhood, Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu taught observance of the Ekādaśī fast. He asked His mother not to eat grains that day.
Regular grains and dhal may still be cooked for Viṣṇu on Ekādaśī, but a Vaiṣṇava must not eat grains, even when offered to Him.
Grain prasādam may be kept for the next day. Its having been offered to Viṣṇu does not remove the restriction on Ekādaśī.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Wonder touched by grief. Learning, family duty, the loss of Jagannātha Miśra, and marriage create mixed feeling.
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From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
He forbade His mother to take grains on the Ekādaśī day. He narrated a story that Viśvarūpa, after accepting the sannyāsa order, invited Him in a dream to accept sannyāsa also , but the Lord refused and was therefore sent back home.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in Ādi 15
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The themes of love and mercy this verse speaks of.
Sevā · Love translated into service
Devotional service expressed through cleansing, caring, teaching, honoring others, and living as Kṛṣṇa’s servant. · In the Prema Atlas
In this verse: “cooked”, “offered”
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Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does the Lord’s request help me take Ekādaśī observance seriously?
Make a simple plan today to avoid grains on the next Ekādaśī.
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