Re: Vasant Navratri Vrat
For Ekadasi, the only requirement is to refrain from grains and legumes. I check labels to make sure something does not contain vegetable oil, which is soybean oil. To that end I take only fruit, water, dairy and vegs; corn is out because it is a grain. For Janmashtami and Maha Shivaratri I followed the Ekadasi fast.
I for one cannot do a full fast; I have a 50 minute commute each way and cannot afford to have my blood sugar drop on the highway! I also cannot afford to be in a brainfog at work.
So you see, God does not want a devotee to suffer for the sake of a fast. God does not need the fast, we need it for spiritual cleansing and control.
śivasya hridayam viṣṇur viṣṇoscha hridayam śivaḥ
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