Shat-tila Ekadashi Fast

Legend

Once upon a time, there lived a woman who sincerely worshipped Krishna and sang his praises at every opportunity. Observing all the strict fasts, her body became emaciated and weak. She generously gave alms and even wanted to donate her house, but she never gave food to Brahmins and demigods.Surprised by this peculiarity, Krishna descended to earth, taking on a worldly form. He came to this woman and asked for alms, but the woman angrily threw a piece of dirt into his begging bowl. After that, Krishna returned to his abode.Due to her merits on earth, this woman attained the spiritual world, where she was given a wonderful house. But this house was empty, without furniture and food. In anger, she came to Krishna and asked why her house was empty, since she had given so much for his service and enlightenment. To which God told her to return to her house and when the wives of the demigods came to visit her, not to open the door to them until they told her about the importance of observing Shat-tila Ekadashi. The woman did so.Only after she heard about the importance of observing this Ekadashi and began to observe it did furniture and food appear in her house.

Benefits

From a spiritual point of view, observing the Shat-tila Ekadashi fast protects a person from poverty, not only material but also spiritual and intellectual. It also provides liberation from all sinful acts.From a physiological point of view, the benefit of spending the day of Shat-tila Ekadashi is as follows: a vacuum is formed in the digestive tract under the influence of hunger, counteracting the lunar attraction, and when breaking the fast the following day, there is a powerful removal of toxins from the body.

Proper Observance- Donate to Brahmins: canopies, clothes, shoes, vessels of water, a black cow, and sesame seeds;

• Wash in water with sesame seeds;
• Apply sesame oil to your body;
• Distribute sesame seeds.

List of prohibited foods

• Legumes;
• Meat;
• Fish;
• Eggplants;
• Cabbage;
• Eggs;
• Spinach;
• Garlic;
• Tomatoes and tomato sauces;
• Onions;
• Mushrooms;
• Asafoetida;
• Sea salt;
• Vegetable oil (except olive oil);
• Honey.Fried and fatty foods cannot be eaten immediately after the fast ends.

List of Allowed Foods- Fruits;

• Dried fruits;
• Vegetables and root vegetables (except beets);
• Dairy products;
• Nuts (except betel nuts);
• Water.Taking homeopathic medicines is not considered a violation of the fast.

Contraindications

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