Talk:Ekabhakta
By Swami Harshananda
Ekabhakta literally means ‘taking food once’.
Ekādaśī is the eleventh day of every pakṣa or fortnight of the lunar month. It is observed as a vrata or religious rite. It is the main part of fasting.
This fasting can be of four types, out of which the ‘ekabhakta’ is the first. It permits a person who is observing ekādaśi, to eat only once in 24 hours. The normal time prescribed for this taking of food is a little after noon. Ekabhakta can be observed as a vrata independent of ekādaśī also.
The Mahābhārata dilates upon the rewards attained by observing ekabhakta for one year from Mārgaśīrṣa (December) to Kārttika.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ Anuśāṣanaparva 107.13-126
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore