Definitions for "EKADASI"
a sacred day on the Vaishnava calender which appears twice in a month. On this day Vaishnavas traditionally abstain from eating all grains and beans and increase their devotional activities of hearing and chanting.
The day of fasting at the eleventh day after the new and the full moon. To the 'stage of no 'kuntitha' or dullness or stupidity, mutilation or misery: on the Ekadasi Day, dedicated to the winning of that stage, the gates of Vaikunta are open for those who have achieved success in the struggle for overcoming the handicap of ignorance.' ( SSS-II) Ekâdasi - the eleventh: when the ten senses are coordinated and turned towards God, then the doors of Heaven will certainly open, welcoming you into the presence of the Eleventh, that is God ( SSS-III)
Eleventh day of the Hindu lunar fortnight. Click here for a discourse on the significance of Ekadasi.
Keywords:  ekans, ekarayev
Ekans Ekarayev