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Swamin:
 
I'm also interested in knowing what to do on those occassions? "SONNAL VIROTHAM ITHU"...people get upset when we say we don't eat big meals on Ekadasi days....
 
can we discuss about this issue?
 
adiyan
Padmanabhan
washington d.c
 


MURALIDHARAN IYENGAR <murali38_in@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: MURALIDHARAN IYENGAR <murali38_in@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 07:58:51 +0000 (GMT)
Invitations on Ekadasi days

11.11.2005

Ohm Namo Naraayanaaya
Srimathe Ramaanujaaya Namaha
Aacharyan Emberumaanaar Thiruvadigale Saranam

Dear Members:

I have a typical but simple question, for which I
request learned members to throw light on it.  For
Ekadasi I observe fast in the sense that I take an
apple or two bananas with milk in the morning and the
same is repeated in the night.  As I have a tight
schedule in the office during working days, I take one
sweet and fruits or badaam, which I know is not the
right way of observing fasting, but I have learned
from authoritative persons is okay.  But the problem
comes when I have to attend a marriage or reception at
Kolkata, where I reside.  Once or twice I took some
sweets to honour the invitations.  Other times, I
excuse myself from attending such gatherings. 

Only once I had to break this vow as I had to attend a
marriage reception of a leading industrialist?s son
wedding reception and took dosas and side dishes along
with some sweets.  For this unpardonable act, I sought
the apology of Lord Sri Renganaatha as invitation was
from such a high profile person, who is known to me
very personally.  But my doubt lies elsewhere.  Some
marriages or upanayanams are fixed on Ekadasi day?
Why not people, at least Vaishanavites avoid the
muhurtams on this particular day.  It is difficult for
me even to convince relatives about the undesirability
of conducting auspicious functions on fasting days,
there is no question of advising others?

In Kolkata, especially amongst Bengalis, in any such
function  good number of sweets are available.  But in
South Indian functions except Thirukkannamadhu and one
odd sweet, it is a problem. During my school days in
Srirangam, I had seen some elderly people eating
Uppumas etc at such functions, if they fall on Ekadasi
days.  After I started observing Ekadasi fasting, I am
unable to accept the logic behind this practice. In
Kolkata I manage to escape with some sweets.  But what
am I supposed to do under these circumstances, when I
get such invitations during my trip to south on
Ekadasi days, especially when I am forced to be
present there if some marriage takes places on Ekadasi
days in relatives? houses.

The doubt I have raised may be a silly one.  All the
same I request you to express your opinion.


Adiyen Ramaanuja Daasan
Muralidharan



           


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