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Thursday, 23 December 2027
Ekādaśī, Kṛṣṇa (dark) pakṣa Pauṣa (Nārāyaṇa) māsa · Gaurābda 541 Nakṣatra: Svātī
8 songs to sing todaySaphalā Ekādaśī
- Fast today from grains and beans
Prince Lumpaka, sent away by his father for his sins, fasted and stayed awake in the forest on this day without knowing it. The Lord accepted it, and Lumpaka returned to a pure life and to his kingdom.
How to keep Ekādaśī
Ekādaśī, the eleventh day of each fortnight of the moon, is very dear to Lord Hari. Devotees fast from grains and beans, chant more rounds, read and hear about Kṛṣṇa, and break the fast the next morning within the given time.
Disappearance day of Sri Devananda Pandit
Bhagavatam reciter of Kuliya, forgiven at the place where offenses are forgiven
- Departed
- Krishna Ekadashi (the eleventh day of the waning moon) of the month of Pausha, year not recorded
- Place
- Not recorded (associated throughout life with Kuliya, Navadvipa)
A Nyaya and Bhagavatam scholar of Kuliya whose silence let his students drive away a weeping Srivasa Thakura, until Vakresvara Pandit's mercy turned him into a devotee of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu.
Songs to sing
- Sri Hari Vasare Hari Kirtana VidhanaVrndavana Dasa Thakura
- Suddha Bhakata Carana RenuBhaktivinoda Thakura
- Hari Haraye Namah Krsna YadavayaNarottama Dasa Thakura
- Je Anilo Prema DhanaNarottama Dasa Thakura
- Ohe Vaisnava ThakuraBhaktivinoda Thakura
- Thakura Vaisnava GanaNarottama Dasa Thakura
- Sri Vaishnava Pranama
- Krpa Koro Vaisnava ThakuraBhaktivinoda Thakura
Dates and fasting times follow the ISKCON Vaiṣṇava calendar (GCal) for Vrindavan. Times in your town can differ by a few minutes.