Ekadashi vrat : All you need to know

Ekadashi is considered the eleventh day of the Hindu lunar fortnight. On this day, devotees worship Lord Vishnu  by keeping a day-long fast. Devotees spend the day without even consuming water, but others eat vrat recipes. Eating of food grains is strictly prohibited. And among the foods that must not be consumed, rice finds a special mention. Other than rice, devotees must also not eat  wheat, lentils and pulses.

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The current era (yuga) that we live in is called Kaliyuga . The Kaliyuga is dominated by hateful traits like greed, hatred, destruction, devastation, anger, discord, violence etc. It will come to an end only when Lord Vishnu’s tenth avatar, Kalki comes. So, those who wish to observe vrat in Kaliyuga find it challenging to perform austerities. Therefore, the prohibition of certain foods makes it easier for the a person who keeps a vrat.

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Moon’s gravitational force causes high and low tides on the earth. It attracts the water bodies towards it so cause high tides. And it is said that the position of the Moon on Ekadashi Tithi is unfavourable to the human digestive system. So, food grains with water retaining characteristics are avoided on the day of Ekadashi.

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The vrat is also meant for attaining a sense of calm as well as detoxifying the body.