Hare krishna prabhuji...... Accept my humble obeisances.. All glories to prabhupada.......
hari bol hari bol......
Q1) Prabhu have to eat on the ekadasi's? I know not to eat grains... I am asking u that any chance to eat rice prasad? if yes what has to take as curries? If not what has to eat? please reply me clearely? i am very much confusion regarding this?
Q2) Fasting till noon means up to what time? means in that time taking water milk ... is acceptable?
Q3) Fasting till night means up to what time??
Please guide me.
Hare krishna....
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Jai Shri Krishna..
Fasting for Ekadashi..can be done by abstaining from intake of anything such as liquids and solids. This has to be maintained from the setting of the SUN day before the Ekadashi and should be broken a day after Ekadashi aroud 7am. You should find out the exact time according to your country. Half merit may be achieved by abstaining from grains only, but you can eat(fruits or veg) only in one sitting during mid day. You should break the fast by taking offered grains and water the next morning according to you country time. You can download a vaishnava reminder and set the country time and it will tell you exact time etc. http://vreminder.tripod.com/download.html and http://www.vaisnavacalendar.info/
Please read the info on the particular ekadashi on iskcon desiretree.. before attempting to do the ekadashi..
Hare Krishna.
Fasting means to eat and drink nothing. This is also the best way to please Krishna. Try to do that. If you can not fast completely than you can take prasadam after 12.45h. Do not take food even prasadam with grains and beans in it. You can drink water , milk ,juice etc. You can take on ekadasi's any kind of madicine instructed by the doctor.
Fasting till noon means you should fast till 12.45h. It is the best to take nothing. But if you have some problems you can take some water.
Fasting till night means you should fast till 24.45h. (45 min. past midnight)
Hare Krishna.