Ekadashi, a traditional festival that is celebrated on the 11th of
lunar Hindu calendar and it is mostly celebrated in Nepal and
India. Well on this occasion Hindu people fast to celebrate
their ekadashi tradition just like Muslims do in the month of
Ramadan but Muslims fast for the whole month of Ramadan
but this ekadashi tradition and its fasting is very different from
the Muslim Ramadan month and its fasting and it does not
have anything to do with Muslim or Ramadan it is a Hindu
tradition and festival. And just like any other tradition and
festival there are some rules and regulation for which every
individual has to follow according to their belief and to
celebrate that tradition. So according to Hindus scholars the
Hindu people are not allowed to eat rice on the festival of
ekadashi. Why this is so and why they can’t eat rice on
ekadashi in this blog post I am going to explain this topic in
detail.
So the main reasons of why Hindus are not allowed to eat rice
on ekadashi occasion are mainly because of some scientific
reasons according the Hindu scholars. So Hindu scholars
believe that rice or grain can cause harmful and dangerous
effects on Hindu people body due to the position of the moon.
So the reason of why Hindu scholars give this conclusion,
they drive this conclusion from the scientific proven fact that
moon as its effect on water bodies during night. So the grains
or rice also absorbs water and if we meaning the Hindu
people eat it on that 11th lunar day according to Hindu
calendar than it will also impact our body as our body will also
contain fluids. So how much this conclusion is correct or is a
fact nobody knows it’s just a tradition and people follow it
according to their belief and that’s it.
Can we cook rice on Ekadashi?
No, we can’t cook rice on Ekadashi as this tradition forbids
it and also the scholars of the Hindu community also say that
it’s not good to eat rice on the night of ekadashi as it is
harmful for human body and it will cause bad effects from
health point of view due to the position of the moon. And the
reason of why they say this is because they believe that rice
or grain can cause harmful and dangerous effects on Hindu
people body due to the position of the moon. So the reason of
why Hindu scholars give this conclusion, they drive this
conclusion from the scientific proven fact that moon as its
effect on water bodies during night. So the grains or rice also
absorbs water and if we meaning the Hindu people eat it on
that 11th lunar day according to Hindu calendar than it will also
impact our body as our body will also contain fluids. So that’s
the reason you can’t cook rice on the occasion of rice or grain
can cause harmful and dangerous effects on Hindu people
body due to the position of the moon. So the reason of why
Hindu scholars give this conclusion, they drive this conclusion
from the scientific proven fact that moon as its effect on water
bodies during night. So the grains or rice also absorbs water
and if we meaning the Hindu people eat it on that 11th lunar
day according to Hindu calendar than it will also impact our
body as our body will also contain fluids.
What should not eat in ekadasi?
Well during the ocaassion of ekadashi Hindus fast for one
night to celebrate it and this fast starts from the dawn of
ekadashi and it will go all the way to the next morning and
during this time period which is a few hours of that night
Hindu people are not allowed to eat or cook rice according to
their rules to celebrate ekadasi. And this rule is not limited to
rice Hindu people are also not allowed to eat garlic or onion
and also they are not allowed to eat non-vegetarian that is
meat containing recipes. And some of the Hindu people who
can’t follow these strict rules due to their health condition they
can have milk and fruits to maintain their health and also
celebrate the occasion of ekadashi.
Can we eat chapati on Ekadashi?
Yes, you can eat chapatti as it is not a meat product it is just
made of flour and ghee so there is no restrictions on eating
chapatti. The things that you can’t eat on ekadashi are rice,
onion, garlic and things or a recipe that contains non-
vegetarian
products or meat.
Can we sleep during Ekadashi fasting?
Well there are two popular opinions about sleeping during
ekadashi fasting among the Hindu community. One side say
that it is not allowed to sleep during the ekadashi fasting and
the other side say that you can sleep during ekadashi fasting.
But if you ask my opinion on this than I will say as these
Hindu scholars refer ekadashi as a scientific tradition and they
conclude their verdict according to scientific reason. Then
sleeping is allowed during fasting as sleeping is a natural
process in human being and other living things. As no one
can resist the sleepy feeling when it comes and it will be very
unhealthy if someone stays awake during all day and all night
it is almost impossible for a normal human being unless
somebody is tired of his life and tries to take a risk of not
sleeping full day and full night and there are 100% chances
that he will fall on the ground on the next day due to
tiredness.
Is it good to die on Ekadashi?
Well it is not written in any book of Hindu religion exactly but
some Hindu scholars say that it is a good sign to die on the
Ekadashi as they say that the departed souls attain the
moksha (a state in which the soul is reborn in a different state
according to Hindus). And also they say the soul is in the
hands of the divine if died on Ekadashi.so yeah dying on
Ekadashi is good.
I hope you like this post and if you have any questions about
this you can ask me in the comment section without any
hesitation. I will try my best to respond to every query.
