Mahant Swami Maharaj talks about the three Ekadashis — Devuthi, Devpodhi, and Jal Jhilani — and why they're kept as a nirjala, waterless, fast. Yogiji Maharaj and Shastriji Maharaj spoke of these three days again and again. Shastriji Maharaj himself observed the nirjala fast for 85 years.
Swamishri remembers Junagadh, where 200 sadhus would keep the fast together, reading Bhaktachintamani and Vachanamrut through the day. A vow kept with faith bears fruit, he says — but faith is tested the moment someone tells you "you'll die without water." That's when people go soft, he says, turn "limp as pudding." His advice is direct. Stay joyful, stay elated. Hold onto that same kef, that comes from knowledge and devotion. Like a poor man who suddenly wins the lottery. Keep that feeling through the vow, through the fast, and Bhagwan is pleased.
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Swamishri remembers Junagadh, where 200 sadhus would keep the fast together, reading Bhaktachintamani and Vachanamrut through the day. A vow kept with faith bears fruit, he says — but faith is tested the moment someone tells you "you'll die without water." That's when people go soft, he says, turn "limp as pudding." His advice is direct. Stay joyful, stay elated. Hold onto that same kef, that comes from knowledge and devotion. Like a poor man who suddenly wins the lottery. Keep that feeling through the vow, through the fast, and Bhagwan is pleased.
#MahantSwamiMaharaj #GuruhariAshirwad #BAPS #NirjalaVrat #DevPodhiEkadashi