Ekadasi
Geschrieben von Thoma am 27. April 2005 21:08:
Hare Krischna.
Ich hab da einige (für mich) verwirrende Sachen, über das Nichteinhalten von Ekadasi, in den Schriften von Srla Prabhupada gelesen:
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CC Adi 15.9 Erläuterungen:
In the Bhakti-sandarbha, by Srila Jiva Gosvami, there is a quotation from the Skanda Purana admonishing that a person who eats grains on Ekadasi becomes a murderer of his mother, father, brother and spiritual master, and even if he is elevated to a Vaikuntha planet, he falls down.
CC Adi 15.10
TRANSLATION
Mother Saci said, “You have spoken very nicely. I shall not eat grains on Ekadasi.” From that day, she began to observe fasting on Ekadasi.
PURPORT
It is a prejudice among smarta-brahmanas that a widow must observe fasting on Ekadasi but a woman who is sa-dhava—who has her husband—should not. It appears that before Lord Caitanya’s request, Sacimata, being sa-dhava, was not observing Ekadasi. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu, however, introduced the system that a woman, even if not a widow, must observe the Ekadasi day and must not touch any kind of grains, even those offered to the Deity of Visnu.
SB 11.12.1-2 Erläterungen:
It is further stated in Vedic literature, “If due to negligence a Vaisnava does not fast on Ekadasi, then his worship of Lord Visnu is useless, and he will go to hell.”
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Warum geht man, wenn man Ekadasi nicht befolgt, zur Hölle?
Das heutige System der Ekadasi Fast scheint von Sri Caitanya eingeführt worden zu sein. Sind also alle Menschen vorher zur Hölle gegangen?
Warum ist gerade der elfte Tag, nach Neu- bwz. Vollmond, so spirituell bedeutend für diese Art von Fasten?
Hier ein Link, den ich im Forum selbst noch gefunden habe: http://iskcon.de/forum-archiv/index.php?mode=viewthread&forum_id=20&thread=80&sid=aeb169081365c35c50565c39dde01b07&PHPSESSID=aeb169081365c35c50565c39dde01b07
Vielleicht könnt ihr etwas Klarheit in meine Verwirrung bringen.
Danke für Eure Meinungen.
Grüße
Thoma