Is taking heavy non grain Anukalpa Prasadam on Ekadasi wrong?
The Purpose of Ekadasi fasting is to regulate the tongue that regulates the whole body and mind. Food control gives sense control also. Devotees need sense control to grow fast in devotion. So, they should regulate their attachment to food also.
We accept that regulation as a penance for Krishna. When we detach from something, Krishna comes closer to us.
Though you are advised to avoid grains, that does not mean you can fill your stomach with non grain anukalpa prasadam on ekadasi day.
Fasting means, you should sacrifice the desire for eating on ekadasi day. Deserting attachments with heavy food intake – whatever it is – grain or non grain.
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You may take food for enjoying the taste on other days, but, you should sacrifice that attachment to food on ekadasi day.
You can take small quantity of non grain anukalpa prasadam, fruits, milk, water, etc on ekadasi day just to manage your body to manage your duties.
FASTING means SACRIFICING THE REGULAR PRACTICE AS A PENANCE FOR KRISHNA. However, in kaliyuga, we have to work hard for earning for living.
To observe full fast, you should not perform physical works and you should mostly remain indoor. So, for employees and students, observing full fast is difficult and it may affect the health, because they can not apply leave for all ekadasis.
So, atleast observe the partial fast. Even in partial fast, some devotees avoid grains, but load the stomach with full load of other foods except grains. This too should be avoided.
So, if u observe partial fast, fill your stomach just to less than half the capacity of your stomach and take only vegetables, fruits, milk, Boiled Groundnut and water. Small quantity of kitchadi made from Moriya (Moraiyo/ Samo) rice or Sago (Sabudhana) kitchadi can also be taken by active working persons.
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I have seen the devotees who fill their stomach with full of kitchadi or any other recipe made from Moriya (Moraiyo/ Samo) rice or Sago (Sabudhana) Rice. This makes the recipe of ekadasi heavy like the other regular days as they give the same FEEL of eating grains.
So, it is better to stop with the small quantity of the above mentioned intake as Prasadam.
Do not make a list of grains or nuts that can be used on ekadasi as excuse. Do not go for varieties on ekadasi. It makes the fasts meaningless.
Ekadasi fast is a penance. So, observe it atleast by taking some simple eatables mentioned above in small quantities, ie, less than half the capacity of stomach.
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