Hari Vasare Hari Kirtan Vidhan

On Ekādaśī day, the instructions are to stay near the Supreme Lord always. But the difficulty is this. The Supreme Lord is in the transcendental realm and we are on the mundane plane, with this physical body. How, then, are we to remain near the Supreme Lord? This article gives the answer to this question.

Glories of Apara Ekadashi (Hindi)

Observing Ekadashi is one important limb of the 64 limbs of devotion. There is a scriptural prescript to do Upavasa on Ekadashi Tithi. Upavasa means to stay near Supreme Lord. For a conditioned soul it is possible by performing Hari Kirtana alone, which is the Yuga dharma for Kali-yuga and is the only way.

Glories of Apara Ekadashi (Bengali)

Srila Gurudev emphasizes the real purpose of observing Ekadashi-vrata. He remembers one incident in which Srila Param Gurudev instructs one person on what Bhajan is and elaborates on his teachings. He then sings the glories of the Holy Names and narrates the important teachings from the life of Ajamila.