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nice. Vrataih. Srimad-Bhagavatam Canto 9: Chapter Four, Text 29 PURPORT To
observe Ekadasi-vrata and Dvadasi-vrata means to please the Supreme Personality
of Godhead. Those interested in advancing in Krsna consciousness must observe
Ekadasi-vrata regularly. The Story of Ekadasi (This article was originally
written in 1956 by Sri Navincandra Cakravarti, a disciple of Srila
Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Thakura and in 1979 translated into English by
Vyenkata dasa brahmacari.) Many devotees are very inquisitive about the
appearance of Sri Ekadasi and about her special characteristics. Therefore I am
presenting this description from the fourteenth chapter of the Padma Purana,
from the section entitled “Kriya-sagara-sara.” Once the great sage Jaimini Rsi
said to his spiritual master Srila Vyasadeva, “Oh Gurudeva! Previously, by your
mercy, you described to me the history of the glories of the Ganga river, the
benefits of worshipping Vishnu, the giving of grains in charity, the giving of
water in charity, and the magnanimity of drinking the water that has washed the
feet of the brahmanas. O best of the sages, Sri
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