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Vijay Srinivasan
• Thu Mar 07 1996 - 06:28:56 PST
I would like to thank Keshava Prasad for telling us about Ekadashi. Sadagopan
mentioned that he would be sharing some info on Ekadashi. I am looking forward
to Sadagopan's article.
There are perhaps as many vrathams in our religion as there are Gods, and among
them the Dwadashi vratham is considered to be the best. I quote below a verse
that supports this:
Na Annodhakath Param Dhanam
Na Dwadhashyat Param Vratam
Na Gayathrayat Param Mantram
Na Maata Para Devatha
There can be no better charity than providing food and water,
There is no vratham that is superior to Dwadashi
There is no Mantra that is superior to Gayathri and
There is no God superior to one's own mother.
There are several people in Buffalo who observe complete fasting on Ekadashi
and we all join together in the evening for Hari Nama Sankeerthanam and
Sahasranama Parayanam. It is indeed a wonderful experience.
Vijayaraghavan Srinivasan
