O Kēshava, the one who grants liberation, protect me. He is venerated in scripture, is the inspiration of devotional music, and is meditated upon.

To bring peace to this suffering universe, we narrate this krishnamrutha mahârnava. This work reveals lord Krishna, who is the ocean of Amrutha.

Those who fail to worship lord Janârdhana and do not take Hari-diksha are considered the same as animals. What is the point of their existence?

In this terrible material world filled with births, disease, and fear, it is a great opportunity to worship lord Adhōkshaja.

Those who chant the holy name of Lord Vishnu, who resides within and is the supporter of all entities, will be blessed with luck and gain fame for their family.

More than giving up things, doing penance, and undertaking welfare work, sustained devotion to Lord Hari yields special rewards.

Those who revere lord hari in Kaliyuga, who wipes out all the misdeeds caused by Kali, should be worshipped as if they were the lord himself.

O sage! Nothing can be better than the worship of Lord Vishnu in this age of kali, filled with ignorance. Those who attain liberation always revere Lord Hari.

Worshipping the omnipresent godhead Lord Hari with his conch, disc, and mace is equivalent to venerating all the other gods.

By worshiping lord Kēshava who is the ruler of the universe, who is worshiped equally by gods and daemons, who killed Kamsa and kêshi, one will not go to hell.

Even if a human worships lord Gōvinda once with a heart full of devotion, he becomes eligible for liberation. He overcomes anxiety and lives in Vishnu’s world forever.

Shiva proclaims that when one worships godhead Janârdhana with a heart full of devotion, their debt is paid and they will be rewarded with an eternal position.

If someone worships the Lord while joking, they will be given a permanent place that not even demigods can get.

According to Sage Nārada, it is a privilege of human life to be able to adore godhead Lord Vishnu, the Lord of the universe.

Sage Pulastya states that if one worships Lord Purushôthamma with devotion, even with grass, the benevolent Lord Hari will grant results that cannot be attained through any kind of sacrifices.

The Lord Hari, adorned with conch and disk, who rules over all the demigods, will bestow his blessings, even if one worships him without effort.

Lord Yama asked jîva suffering in hell - "Why you didn't worship Lord Kēshava who is the remover of all miseries?"

Yama dharma questioned: Why aren't you honoring Lord Narashimha, the one with lotus eyes, the one who reigns over the senses, who can bestow salvation just by being thought of?

Why didn't you pay homage to Lord Vishnu, who bestows salvation without any labor or the items required for pooja?

Lord Brahma says: Those who don’t take up the oath of Vaishnavism that removes all kinds of miseries will suffer, having to be born in the womb, by death, and with defects.

Sage Markhandēya says that if one worships the godhead Janārdhana even once with devotion, they will have performed the duties that must be performed and attain the ultimate position.

O Dēvēndra! To attain righteousness, wealth, fulfillment of desires, and liberation, the only way is to revere Lord Hrishikēsha. I am speaking nothing but the truth.

Rudra says: I worship those who worship Lord Vishnu, who has infinite brightness, who is of the form of Varāha sacrifice.

Sage Mārīchi says: O King! Liberation is not possible without worshipping Lord Gōvindha. So, worship Lord Achutha.

Sage Atri states that those who please Lord Janârdhana in their hearts will be granted an everlasting position.

Sage Angira declares: To reach the highest position, venerate Lord Gōvinda, who has an indestructible form, and who has the entire universe in his stomach.

Sage Pulastya states that if you worship Lord Hari, who has been around since the beginning of time and is the one to be relied upon, you will get the liberation that is difficult to obtain.

Sage Pulaha says: O Pious Person! By praying to Lord Vishnu, Purandhara was able to gain the role of Indra. You pay homage to Vishnu, the ruler of the universe.

Those who worship lord Vishnu have their desires fulfilled. They are not only granted a place in the three worlds but also in the world beyond it (Vaikunta).

Worshipping Lord Vishu, who is adorned with conch, disc, and mace, wipes away all sins and results in liberation.

To be liberated from the endless cycle of transmigration, one must first enter the Anirudha form of the Lord. Subsequently, they go into the Pradyumna form and then the Sankarushana forms. Ultimately, in the end, they enter Vāsudēva form of the Lord.

The ultimate conclusion of the Vēdas is that there is nothing superior to the lord Vāsudēva. How can those who have attained Lord Vāsudēva come back to the cycle of birth and death?

Sage Atri declares that those who are devout and revere Lord Janārdhana have all their wishes granted.

Kaushika says: "The men suffer in this world by not worshiping Gōvindha. By worshiping Lord Vāsudēva they partake in the continuous happiness."

Lord Brahma says: "Is there anyone who wishes to cross the ocean by swimming with bare two hands? Similarly, how can one wish to get liberation without worshiping Lord Vāsudēva?"

Lord Sankara says: "The best way to overcome the committed sin is to meditate on Lord Hari."

The name of lord Hari has such ever youthful power to dissolve the sins, it is impossible for the sinful people to perform so much sinful acts.

Lord Brahma says: "Those individuals who have not performed righteous deeds in their previous life and who are full of ignorance, cannot gain devotion, remembrance, or sing songs to Lord Gōvinda."

When one meditates on Lord Hari, that person overcomes birth, death, old-age, and unhappiness.

Following the dawn of Kaliyuga, the deterioration of dharma and divine wisdom leads to a lack of recollection of Lord Krishna.

In Kaliyuga, ignorant people do not venerate Hari, the one who takes away misery.

Those who worship Lord Vishnu regularly with a pure heart travel to the ultimate world of lord Vishnu.

Those who continuously worship Lord Vāsudēva are not tormented by a stay in womb, birth, death, old age, and disease.

Those who worship Lord Garudadvaja will not experience even in their dream hell, or the way to hell, or Lord of hell.

The one who has the form of Lord Hari in his heart, his holy name in the mouth, food offered to lord Hari (naivēdyam) in his stomach, drinks water used to wash the lotus feet of Lord Hari (padôdaka), and sprinkles the leftovers of Hari (nirmālyaṁ) on his head, gets liberated.

Certainly, men's sins as massive as the Himalayas can be burnt in no time by recalling Lord Govinda, just as a speck of fire can burn a heap of cotton.

Sage Agasthya says: "Chanting the name of Krishna obliterates all sins, just like the diamond weapon of Indra (Vajrāyudh) split the mountain into pieces."

Pious people will always be interested, remember, and show devotion to Lord Krishna. Once their body is destroyed, such people reach Lord Vishnu like offerings made in a sacrifice.

It is an enormous loss and a blunder to spend even a single moment without the consciousness of Lord Vāsudēva. It is like being blind, dumb, and lethargic.

Learned people say that a person by the name Nārāyana is the famous thief. Just by chanting his holy name, he steals all the sins accumulated over past many lives.

Millions of years of accumulated sins vanish the instant we recall the Lord Vāsudēva with devotion, clutching his Sudarshanachakra.

What benefit is there in going to holy places, penance, or rituals for those who meditate on Lord Nārāyaṇa regularly?

Those devoted to the godhead Nārāyaṇa without material desires gain knowledge of the transcendent and the mundane. Through meditation, their heart is purified and they will never again drink of the mother's milk i.e. they get liberated.

O human! While in this human form of the body, always strive to recall Lord Vāsudēva, the subject of meditation. He will definitely release the soul from bondage.

Repeatedly studying the scriptures makes it evident that one should meditate on Lord Nārāyaṇa continually.

By remembering his auspicious qualities, things happen. I worship such Lord Hari, who is unborn.

All the practices of studying Vedas, sacrifices, penance, giving charity, visiting holy places, and observing owes culminate in the same result as just remembering Lord Vāsudēva.

If a devotee of Lord Vāsudēva prays for something, no matter how large or small, they will receive it right away.

O Maitrêya! The way fire can reduce metals such as gold to liquid, uttering the Lord Hari's name with devotion can eradicate all sins.

Devotional singing of Lord Achutha destroys greatest of sins committed in the age of Kali, even the sins that may cause hell and suffering.

Despite any obstacles Indra and other gods may place in the path to liberation, by taking refuge at the lotus feet of Lord Kēśava, one can easily attain liberation.

On the Indian subcontinent island of Jamboo, encircled by four seas, who else can provide medication for sins other than Lord Kēśava?

Chanting His name in the age of Kaliyuga is enough to give the same results as worshipping lord Hari for hundreds of years in the age of Kruta.

Alas! During the dreadful Kaliyuga, as ethics deteriorate, people neglect to chant the name of Lord Achutha, who is undestroyable and grants liberation to the humanity.

The creatures in the forest flee from the sound of a Lion's roar. Without conscious effort, sin can be eliminated by chanting the name of the Lord Hari.

It is surprising to see people in the terrible hell, when the tongue is in our control, and when there is Nārāyana mantra to win the battle!

People who are in distress, suffering from numerous issues, and without strength, can use the Nārāyaṇa mantra to surmount all difficulties and feel joy.

Sage Kaushika says: By chanting Krishna mantra even once with devotion, one will not enter the prison of mother’s womb or hell, which is full of sufferings.

How inferior is Heaven from where there is return? How superior is the supreme holy name of Lord Vāsudēva that causes ultimate liberation?

There is no rebirth in this world if we sing and remember Him. Understand such a Lord by chanting the two-letter word ‘Hari’.

O unfriendly tongue! Why you are not chanting the name of Lord Hari? Now is the time to start chanting the name of Lord Hari, as He is the vessel to traverse this sea of transmigration.

In this charmless world, it is only Lord Hari who is full of charm. Those who are sinful can never be in the presence of Lord Hari, just as a cuckoo can't get to pure water.

What good does it do for someone with Hari, the two letter word, on their tongue, to go to Kurukshetra, Kashi, Pushkar, and other sacred sites?

Brahma proclaimed: The conclusion of this material world, devoid of taste, is to worship Lord Hari, who is the lord of the universe, as the ultimate taste.

The tongue, which chants the name of Lord Hari, is the real tongue. The mind, which is able to concentrate on Lord Hari, is the real mind. Hands that worship Him are worthy of being honoured.

Those who conquer their senses and always worship Lord Vishnu with a steady mind will attain the highest state of Mōksha even while living at their own home.

Lord Shankara says: O pious one! You are enquiring about the worship of Lord Kēśava, who upholds the righteous and is engaged in destruction of unrighteousness. Bravo! Bravo! That is the right thing to do.

O Bhārgava! Sinful person will not remember Lord Hari for a minute, or even half a minute, or for a second.

Only the mind that is stationed in Lord Hari can get liberated. What is the use of that mind which is not immersed in Lord Hari?

The tongue, which neglects to utter the name of Lord Hari, is a blemish on the face. Ears that do not listen to the name of Lord Hari are like two holes.

The tongue that fails to chant the attributes of the Lord is like a tumour in the neck. It is a disease.

O Brahmins! What is the use of such hands, which do not clean the temple? It's nothing more than two weights swinging around for such an animal.

The legs that make their way to the temple are pious. The eyes that gaze upon Hari are the true eyes.

O Brahmin! What benefit is there to having legs if a person can't go to a temple after being born?

O righteous one! Sages who are well versed in Vedas, have extraordinary remembrance, and have a well-established mind in Lord Hari, get their strength from Lord Hari's grace.

They bask in great joys on a bed of brilliant gems, in the company of demigods, due to their devotion to Lord Kēshava.

Even if someone were to perform the thousand horse sacrifice, it would not be comparable to the success of devotees of Lord Hari.

O Human! If you pray to lord Hari with folded-hands you will surely be liberated. Why are you struggling with rituals?

Circumambulating the Vishnu temple grants the same benefit as if a thousand horse sacrifices were completed.

Those devoted to Lord Hari ascend to Lord Vishnu's realm, traveling in a chariot pulled by swans.

Even if you visit thousands of sacred sites, bathe in multiple rivers, and follow countless rituals, it isn't even close to a sixteenth of the result of devotedly worshiping Lord Nārāyana.

'Aashtānga' is bowing to the Lord with chest, head, eyes, mind, speech, legs, hands, and knees.

Even when someone bows to Lord Hari with a sense of pride, they will be able to conquer the sins of their previous hundred lifetimes.

Lord Hari is the only one who can lift those who are drowning in the ocean of transmigration, due to their sinful actions.

The number of particles that get struck to the body while bowing to Lord Vishnu, that many thousand years he is revered in the Vishnu’s world.

Ancient wise ones believe the food offered to Lord Vishnu is pure and beneficial. Those who partake in food offered to other gods must undertake the 'chāndrāyana' sacrifice.

Eating food offered to Lord Vishnu brings more favorable consequences than performing numerous 'chāndrāyana' sacrifices and fasting for months.

Consuming food that is offered to Lord Vishnu on a daily basis, each particle will give results that are greater than performing hundreds of chāndrāyana vows.

If a devotee consumes food offered to Lord Murali, which is prepared with Tulasi and sprinkled with water from the feet of Lord Vishnu, they will receive the results of having performed millions of sacrifices.

We are your servants who wear garlands, sandals, garments, and other ornaments worn by you, and eat food offered to you. Doing this, we can vanquish your Māya.

One should not partake of rice, fruits, and water offered to Lord Rudra. He should cross food offered to Lord Rudra.

Submerging yourself in rivers which don't join the ocean gives results of three day sacrifice. Those which join the ocean give half-month results, and the ocean gives one-month results. River Gōdāvari gives six months results and river Ganga gives one-year results of sacrifice. All these together are not equal to 1\16th of the results got by Lord Vishnu's Pādōdaka (water offered to the lotus feet of Lord Hari).

Ganga’s water taken at holy places like Gaya, Prayāg, Pushkara, Naimishāranya, and Krukshētra can destroy the sins only if taken for a long time. Lord Hari’s Pādōdaka wipes away the sins in an instant.

There is no holy place in this Universe that can even measure up to 1/16th of Lord Hari’s Pādōdaka (water offered to the lotus feet of Lord Hari).

If one drinks Lord Hari's Pādōdaka and sprinkles it on their head, they will be absolved of all sins and gain transcendental knowledge.

Lord Brahma said: One who washes the Sāligrama stone by chanting twelve letter Vāsudēva mantra according to scriptures and washes himself with that water gets the same result as bathing in the Ganges River.

One who washes Sāligrama stone with the disk symbol and sprinkles that pure water on their head and drinks it will reach the highest goal of attaining Lord Vishnu.

River Ganga, Godhavari, and other water sources that bring liberation are found in the water that is collected from washing the Sāligrama stone (Sāligrama theertha).

Sāligrama stone with the symbol of disk is made by the insect named ‘Vajra’ . It holds the special presence of Lord Vishnu, and it can wipe away all sins.

Where Sāligrama, with the presence of Lord Vishnu, can be found, all devās, demigods, sacrifice, and the fourteen worlds dwell.

The friction between “Arani” wood specially produces fire even though it can be done with other woods as well. Similarly, Lord Vishnu is especially present in Sāligrama, even though he is all pervading.

The way Lord Hari plays with Sāligrama stone is most beautiful. He does not do so either with the goddess Lakshmi or in Vaikunta.

O Businessman! The stones got from the mouth of Sāligrama are of twelve types. Let me present to you the results that come from venerating these stones as the scriptures command.

Results got by worshiping twelve crore lingas for a period of twelve kalpas are obtained by worshiping Sāligrama stone for one day.

The parent of a person who performs a death ceremony near Sāligrama will be rewarded with a place in heaven for a hundred kalpas.

Those whose Srādha is performed near Sāligrama will see their parents become content and be freed from the cycle of rebirth. There is no doubt about it.

One who worships Lord Hari first and then Demigods and Pitrus with the leftover is the proper son. Demigods and pitrus bless such person saying “Let him have a happy life with his wife and children”.

Padmapurana states, One should sacrifice and offer the rice offered to Lord Hari to demigods and pitrus . By this one gets infinite results.

If one offers food offered to pitrus to lord Hari, such parents drinking seamen experience misery in hell.

Garuda purāna states, If one offers the leftover food offered to Lord Hari to 'Pitrus' , such parents get immensely satisfied for a period of many Kalpas.

One who sets a price for Sāligrama stone or one who sells Sāligrama stone for a price or one who agrees with such transaction–such a person after universal destruction goes to eternal hell. So knowledgeable should not sell or buy Sāligrama stone.

Why to say more? Those who are afraid of sin should mandatorily perform worship of Sāligrama stone. Those who are interested in liberation should worship the Sāligrama stone with two disc symbols.

What is the use of drinking Panchagavya (urine of cow used for purification) thousands of times, when one is already taking Sāligrama theertha daily during worship and lunch?

The way the Padôdaka is pure, in the same way, nirmālya, naivêdya, dhoopa and ārathi offered to Lord Hari is pure and gives good results.

One should eat the food offered to god with Tulasi leaves (a specific species of Basil). One should keep the nirmalya that destroys the results of bad deeds on one's head.

Touching or seeing a Sāligrama stone with a disc symbol will destroy the results of any wrongdoings, regardless of it being done out of devotion or not.

Sāligrama stone and stone marked with a disk from Dwāraka has a special presence of lord. By performing oblations to both, one will overcome all sins, even those by killing a Brahmin.

Wherever there is Sāligrama stone there Lord Hari is present. Performing pious activities like charity and taking holy bath gives hundred times benevolent results than visiting Kāshi.

O goddess earth! If there is a Sâligrama stone with a disc symbol, it makes three miles of area holy, even if it is in an unholy place or country without righteousness.

Lord Hari is especially present in Sâligrâma stone. Thus, wherever you take a stone with the mark of a disk, that place becomes more holy than Kâshi.

God is especially present in the Sâligrama stone and Chakramike of Dwaraka. Whoever worships them is assured of Môksha.

According to Lord Rudra, shankôdaka, naivêdya, nirmalya, theertha, ârathi and dhoopa can erase the sin of slaying a Brahmin.

When a conch shell is filled with water that has touched the Lord from head to toe and sprinkled on the body, all sins are absolved.

When someone sprinkles Shankôdaka on their head, nine planets, Demons, Pishâchas, Ghosts, and Snakes will all run away. A person can obtain the result of austerities and six months fast just by eating once the rice offered to Lord Hari.

Through purifying their body with the leftovers of offerings to Lord Hari, one will be free of any sin and diseases.

It is said that water blessed with Lord Hari's lotus feet can protect from untimely death and cure any sickness.

O Devi! Please listen to this wonderful truth. By the touch of the flames offered to Lord Vishnu, even the sins like ‘brahmahatya’ are burnt.

Adorning oneself with 'angâraka' that is offered to the Lord will eradicate all sins and diseases.

All holy places on the earth provide salvation only by the presence of Hari, not without him. What is the use of such sacred places to the knowledgeable who sees the presence of Lord everywhere?

Even if one shouts addressing the thief, “Hari is fleeing! Hari is fleeing!”, he obtains the right goal, because of virtuous act (of resiting lord Hari's name).

A person who worships demigods other than lord Nârâyana is a fool wishing to drink poison, leaving aside the elixir.

Ignoring the elixir, the person who consumes the other beverages is a fool. Similar is he who forsakes Lord Hari and instead meditates on other deities.

Person who worships other demigods without Lord Hari is performing the duty of others forgetting his own duty.

Worshiping gods other than Lord Hari is like worshiping a donkey, leaving aside the sacred cow.

Person who worships other demigods leaving Vâsudeva is drilling a well for water on the banks of river Ganga.

Worshiping other demigods is like drinking water of a well, leaving aside the pure and sacred water of the river Ganga.

Turning away from Lord Hari to worship other deities is like abandoning one's own mother for another woman.

Until this body is strong and healthy, and senses are sharp, one should worship the Lord and ensure their own progress. If not now, you'll repent later!

As long as the body is healthy and the senses are sharp, Lord Hari should be worshiped. This makes life meaningful and fruitful.

When senses are strong, they are capable of remembering Lord Hrishikêsha. Who remembers to turn to the Lord when our senses diminish?

If one thinks of Lord Vishnu always leaving worldly thoughts, why will not such a person get liberated from bondage?

If one ponders over Lord Hari instead of worldly news, why will he not overcome bondage?

Sage Sûtha said: identifying êkâdashi as prescribed by an authorized astrologer. One should observe fasting on that day. Otherwise, one will go to hell.

If there is a reduction or expansion of êkadashi event, or if it is joined by adjoining events, then fasting on “dwadashi” (next day) is advised. One should leave êkadashi that is with "dashami".

If one performs 'êkadashi' that is linked with 'dashami', results of his good deeds reduce. It also results in a decline of race and property.

O Brahmin! Just as one avoids Ganga water when it is mixed with even a drop of alcohol, in the same way one should leave 'êkadashi' that is touched by 'dashami'.

O Great Brahmin! Just like you avoid “panchagavya” that is present in dog’s skin, one should not fast on 'êkadashi' that is linked with 'dashami' irrespective of whether it is a full moon or new moon.

O Brahmin! One should never fast on 'êkadashi' that is with 'dashami'. A Brahmin who is not pure destroys the ancestral ceremony. In the same way, fasting on 'êkadashi' linked with 'dashmi' destroys results of good deeds.

The way darkness is removed by the rising sun, 'êkadashi' with 'dashami' reduces the results obtained by meditation, charity, sacrifice and worship.

O Brahmin! If on the day of 'êkadashi', adjoining days are linked, then one should perform fasting on 'dwadashi', and should take food on 'trayôdashi'.

All other days other than 'êkadashi', one should consider the day from the previous day's sunrise to the next day’s sunrise. 'Êkadashi' is an exception.

If at the early morning of 'êkadashi' there is 'dashami', then fasting on such 'êkadashi' results in sin.

If at arunôdaya there is 'dashami' and later there is 'êkadashi', one should not fast. Fasting on that day destroys the righteousness, wealth, and one's ambition.

Four moments before sunrise are known as 'arunôdaya'. This time is as pure as the water of river Ganga. This is suitable for saints to take a bath.

O Brahmin! If two moments before sunrise 'êkadashi' is present, on that day it becomes complete 'êkadashi' and one should fast on that day.

If three moments before sunrise 'êkadashi' is present, it is called Sandhigdha êkadashi. One should undertake fasting on that day as non fasting destroys righteousness and wealth.

During “sandhighaikadashi”, for the progress of children and grandchildren, one should fast on 'dwadashi' as well and take food on 'triôdashi'. It is equal to the results of hundreds of sacrifices.

If two moments before sunrise 'êkadashi' is present, it is called “sankeerna êkadashi”. Those who wish righteousness and wealth should not fast on that day.

Earlier Gandhari fasted on 'êkadashi', which had parts of 'dashami'. Thus, all her 100 suns died. One should not fast on 'êksdashi' that is mixed with 'dashami'.

Even if 'êkadashi' is mixed with minute 'dashami', one should avoid it just as elixir mixed with alcohol. Thus, the learned proclaim.

If there is a conflict with the dates of 'êkadashi' and Brahmins are pondering over the dates of 'êkadashi'- then whether it is a full-moon or new-moon period, it is better to fast on 'dwadashi', and take food on 'triôdashi'.

If 'êkadashi' is mixed with 'dashami', on 'dwadashi' even if there is 'shravana star' starting in abhijit, irrespective of whether it is full-moon or new-moon, one should fast on 'dwadashi' only.

Thousands of eclipses, ten thousands of 'vyati-patâs', one lakh new-moon are not equal to 1\16th of 'dwadashi'.

If 'triôdashi' is mixed with dwadashi, then pure dwadashi is fit for fasting. If dashami is like poison, êkadashi is like amrutha. One should leave êkadashi that is with dashami like poison and should fast on êkadashi that is like amrutha.

Those who fast on 'êkadashi' that are mixed with 'dashami' and eat on 'dwadashi' are fools. Thus, they go to hell.

Those statements that prescribe fasting on 'êkadashi' mixed with 'dashami' are superficial statements stated for material gains. Fasting on such a day is not dear to Lord Hari.

Lord Hari who is complete with auspicious qualities and who protects the universe in the form of Lord Vêdavyasa, made such statements in puranas to mesmerize wicked being prayed by Ukmangadha’s wife Môhini.

There should be an increase in the worship of demigods that grant material gains. The wealth of wicked people should be destroyed, the ignorance of demons should increase, their number should increase. Transcendental knowledge of the God should not be revealed to them.

Thus, one should leave 'êkadashi' mixed with 'dashami' and should fast on 'dwadashi'. Through this action, sins from past lives will be eradicated.

One gets excellent results by fasting on 'êkadashi'. Despite being obstructed, if one performs 'êkadashi' he gets results that are hundredfold.

Making others too fast on 'êkadashi' not only helps to destroy the sins of the past, but also any sins you may commit in the future.

If 'êkadashi' is not mixed with 'dashami', one should not miss timely breaking of the fast on 'dwadashi'. One should consider the accurate time according to scriptures for breaking the fast and death.

Students, house-holders, retired, saints, intellects, warriors, businessmen, workers, married women, widows, and everyone else must fast on both full moon and new moon 'êkadashi'.

If one eats on full-moon or new-moon 'êkadashi' even by ignorance, they will go to hell.

If someone thinks only full-moon 'êkadashi' is fit for fasting, such a person will definitely go to hell.

Lord Rudra says: "Whether a cow is black or white, one should not kill it. In the same way, whether it is a full-moon or a new-moon, one should not eat on 'êkadashi'.

The statements like “one should not fast on 'êkadashi' that is mixed with dashami” - are for those who fast on 'êkadashi' having material gain in their mind.

Even those who are interested in material gains should fast on every 'êkadashi' for the sake of liberation. This is for pleasing Lord Hari, not for material gains.

For the destruction of sins, for pleasing the Lord, and to attain liberation, one must fast on 'êkadashi'. This is irrespective of whether it is a full-moon or a new-moon or it is with 'Bharani' star.

Even if one moment of 'dwadashi' is left the day after, breaking the fast on 'dwadashi' instead of 'triôdashi' will destroy the results of fasting on twelve 'êkadashis'.

If one does not fast on the left over 'dwadshi', then one will destroy the results of breaking fast on twelve 'dwadashis'.

If the next day is left over 'dwadasshi', one who does not fast on complete 'dwadashi' and one who does not break the fast at the right time in the morning, both of them will destroy the results of performing twelve 'êkadashis'.

One who does not fast on complete 'dwadashi' with 'Sravana' star will destroy all the results obtained in last five years.

One should perform both 'êkadashi' and 'dwadashi' as prescribed above. Then there will not be any wrong doing by breaking the fast on 'dwadashi'. Is it not Lord Hari who is the presiding deity for these two days?

If one breaks the fast first with water and later with lunch, it does not result in any sin.

On days other than 'dwadashi', one should perform the prescribed regular duties without fail from early morning till afternoon. This is the order of Lord Rudra.

Sage Vyâsa says: "On 'dwadashi' one should perform the prescribed duties of morning and afternoon at early morning itself. Then having lunch in the morning will be righteous."

If one cannot do a full fast, they can drink water and break the fast with lunch, similar to how the 'Yagna-purusha' drinks water first and eats food later after the sacrifice.

The jnanins say “It will be like breaking, at the same time not breaking the fast, if one takes water. Therefore, I am going to break the fast just by water."

Sacred places like Kâshi, Gaya, Kurukshetra, and rivers like Ganga, Narmada, and Gôdhavari are not equal to the day of Hari, 'êkadasahi'.

Thousands of 'Ashwamêdha' sacrifices and hundreds of 'Vâjapêya' sacrifices are not equal to even 1\16th of fasting on 'êkadashi'.

O king! The fire of 'êkadashi' fasting can erase heaps and heaps of sins committed in the past hundreds of years.

On this earth, sacred 'êkâdashi' will destroy all the sins of humans. There is nothing equal.

O King! Until one performs fasting on 'êkadashi', only sins will be present in the body.

O King! Fasting on 'êkadashi' will destroy the sins committed by eleven senses in this life.

O king! There is nothing equal to 'êkadashi' in destroying sins. Even if one performs 'êkadashi' for showoff, one will not see Yama, the god of death.

Sage Vyâsa writes: "If one offers food to me on the sacred day of 'êkadashi', he will go to hell. What is use of eating food on such a day?

Sage Vedavyâsa says: "Eating on the day of 'êkadashi' will cause sin of murdering a Brahmin, murdering a cow, stealing and mating with guru’s wife.

Instead of having food on 'êkadashi', it is better to have sexual relation with mother, eating the meat of a cow, murdering a Brahmin, and to drink alcohol.

Those who eat on 'êkadashi' are lowest of the low people. If one sees such a person, one should look at the Sun to purify self.

All the severe sins on planet earth like killing a Brahmana will reside in the food cooked on the day of 'êkadashi'.

King Rukmângadha says: "if a person above 8 years and below 80 years does not fast on the day of Lord hari, that is on 'êkadashi', he is the sinner."

Irrespective of whether that person is a father, a mother, a wife, a child, or a friend, if they eat on the day of 'êkadashi', they are eligible for punishment just like a thief.

Son of king Rugmângadha, Dharma Vidhûshana says: "O devotees! As tomorrow is 'êkadashi' don’t eat “kshâra” food items today. Have only the offered food once today. Abstaining from sex, sleeping on the ground, always remember the ancient one, the lord of Brahma and other Gods, the most superior among the Purushas, the Lord Hari."

On 'dashami' eat lunch only, and on 'êkadashi' fast without offering food to ancestors or any other guests.

Lord Brahma and sage Vyâsa says: "Those who break the fast on the auspicious day of 'Dwadashi' will have all their sins destroyed. They will not see Yama or hell and will not suffer."

Lord Sankara says: "All the sâtvic purânas are repeatedly advise fast on the day of 'êkadashi' and breaking the fast on 'dwadashi'. One should not leave this vow until the end of life. One should worship the Lord with pure mind."

O Brahmins! Only devotion will please Lord Hari, not wealth. He grants all desires to one who worships him with devotion.

Water is enough to quench the thirst of a parched individual; in the same way, Lord Hari, who takes away all suffering, will be pleased with just water as an offering.

O Nârashimha, having lotus like eyes! Whether I am sitting, sleeping, and walking, please reside and play in my heart.

O Nârashima, the Lord of everything, one without destruction, one with lotus-like feet, pervading one, in every state of mine always reside in my inner self.

O Lord Krishna having lotus eyes and one who is always non-different, please rescue me from the muddy ocean of transmigration which is barbaric with birth and death.

One should fast on 'êkadashi', should never take alcohal, should not kill brahmin - this is the purport of Vêdas.

Rescue me, O Vâsudeva, the Lord of the universe, one who does not diminish or increase, one who is without destruction, one who is sung in Vedas. Rescue me from the cycle of transmigration, which is an ocean of misery.

The topics dealt above are sacred, a supreme secret, results in good, destroys all sins, increases one’s lifespan and glory, destroys horror dreams, and bad influence.

Don't worry, even if the amount of sins committed in the age of Kali are large! Every wrong committed is burned away in a flash, like a stack of dry cotton, if one thinks of Lord Hari with devotion.

Those devoted to Lord Hari are not required to worry about sin in the age of Kali. Will not remembrance of the Lord, singing his name, and being dedicated to Him destroy all the sins?

One should study and listen to his literature without jealousy. One should teach his literature to devotees of Lord Hari again and again.

Those who study this work, which preaches the glory of the Lord, will overcome all sins and attain the highest goal.

One who listens to it will understand the righteousness, leaves the wicked mind, understand the Lord and get liberated.

One should repeatedly study this and preach the same. Those who are burnt in the fire of unwanted debates should not be given this literature.

This work “Krishnamruta Maharnava” is compiled from various 'smrutis' to give elixir to the dead beings of this planet who have consumed the poison of material existence.