From the very beginning of his childhood life Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu
introduced the system of observing a fast on the ekadasi day. 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. On ekadasi, everything is cooked for Visnu,
including regular grains and dahi, but it is enjoined that a vaisnava should
not even take Visnu-Prasada on ekadasi. It is said that a vaisnava does not
accept anything eatable that is not offered to lord visnu, but on ekadasi a
vaisnava should not touch even maha-prasada offered to Visnu, although such
prasada may be kept for being eaten the next day. It is strictly forbidden for
one to accept any kind of grain on ekadasi, even if it is offered to lord Visnu.
Caitanya
Caritamrita Adi 15.9
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