The texts of Puran order to fast on the day of Ekadashi. However, even the compiler Ancient Ved Vyasadeva himself noted that in Kali-yuga no one will be able to fulfill all these duties properly. Kali-yuga — century of quarrels and hypocrisy, when all principles of knowledge will either be destroyed or extremely limited, so the celebration of Ekadashi — is a convenient case to free oneself from all its past sins.
As for the Pandava Nirjal Ekadashi holiday ( Pandava Nirjala Ekadashi ) — is the only ecadashi in the year when it should refuse not only food, but also water. Scientists say that these days you need to try to avoid getting into the water more than a grain of gold or mustard seed. If you drink more water, you can get drunk, like from wine.
Any of us, one way or another, is inclined to fall under influence. Philosophically, this influence is defined as three gongs ( Sanskr. « guna » — quality, rope ): sattwa ( sprinkler ) — causes and limits the Raja ( the passion for enjoying ), and tama ( ignorance, darkness ) — completely immobilizes and holds. The master of virtue is Vishnu ( maintenance and stability ), the Lord of passion — Brahma ( creation and creation ), and the Lord of ignorance — Shiva ( destruction and destruction ).
Brahma is called the Unborn, because he was born from a lotus flower that grew out of the belly of Lord Vishnu. Shiva — also appears in an unusual way from the Brahma Interblood as the personification of his anger. The Vedas explain that a person must build the right relationship with this Vedic trinity, called Trimurti, since he is completely dependent on Their location to him, on Their mercy. Brahma — Mr. Mind, Intelligence; Shiva — Mr. ego, self; Vishnu — Mr. Eternal Individual.
If you try to very strictly hold this post, you can easily achieve success in observing all twenty-four Ekadashi of the whole year. Anyone who holds office in this Ekadashi, thereby receiving the retribution of all Ekadashi of the year. « There is no doubt about this », — says Vyasadeva, because he was told by Vishnu himself about this. The ancient epic of Mahabharata ( literally — « The Great Brotherhood » ) says that when the Pandava brothers heard about the benefits that are achieved by observing the post on the Ekadashi holiday, they decided to act in this way.
All the Pandas observed him, refraining from food and water, and therefore this Ekadashi is now called Pandava Nirjal.