{"id":10056,"date":"2023-02-17T06:28:14","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T06:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alokastrology.com\/?p=10056"},"modified":"2024-07-11T11:44:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T11:44:04","slug":"why-do-people-avoid-eating-rice-on-ekadashi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alokastrology.com\/blog\/why-do-people-avoid-eating-rice-on-ekadashi\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do people avoid eating rice on Ekadashi?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10056\" class=\"elementor elementor-10056\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11e6523 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"11e6523\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de3ba97 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"de3ba97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fb25e exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41fb25e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lord Vishnu worshippers conduct a day-long fast on Ekadashi, the 11th day of the Hindu lunar month, which often begins in the evening (Dashami Tithi). Interestingly, some earnest worshippers do not even drink water! And most importantly, there is a strict ban on eating food grains. And rice is mentioned as one of the food products that must not be eaten. In addition to rice, devotees can&#8217;t eat dishes made with wheat, lentils, or pulses.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3a61d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a3a61d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75ae30b exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"75ae30b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ab429 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ab429\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Know why are we not supposed to eat Rice on Ekadashi?<\/strong> Get an <a href=\"https:\/\/alokastrology.com\/phone-call-domestic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>online<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>astrology consultation\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>by the world-renowned\u00a0<strong>Astrologer Mr. Alok Khandelwal.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44e69ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"44e69ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-669f1b9 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"669f1b9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5220046 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5220046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">What causes individuals to practice Vrat on Ekadashi?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c05a42 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3c05a42\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7817c40 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"7817c40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec67b49 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec67b49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason why people fast on Ekadashi and don&#8217;t eat rice on Ekadashi<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we have always said, Hinduism is mostly based on science. Hindu rituals are always based on some kind of science, and fasting on Ekadashi is no different.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, fasting on every Ekadashi cleanses the body of the person who does it every ten to eleven days, giving all the body&#8217;s systems, especially the digestive system, a day to rest. This type of fasting, in which individuals abstain from eating any grain at all for the duration of the day or consume nothing but fruits, assists in the cleansing of the body by keeping the digestive tract light.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second, there is an occurrence of a geographical phenomenon on Ekadashi. It is good knowing that the Moon is responsible for the periodic rising and falling of the water level in the ocean. The Moon&#8217;s pull on the Earth&#8217;s surface causes the tides to rise and fall. People also know that the Moon pulls water towards it. On the evening of Ekadashi, the moon is believed to be in a position that causes it to exert a particularly strong gravitational pull on the oceans and other bodies of water that are located all over the planet.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rice is a food that holds onto water. So, if rice is eaten on Ekadashi, the water in the rice grains could mess with the Moon&#8217;s gravitational pull, which would make it hard for people to digest. So, the founders of the Hindu religion said that you can&#8217;t eat rice on Ekadashi to keep your stomach from getting sick. Find out why you can&#8217;t eat rice during Ekadashi Vrat.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a478193 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a478193\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6002210 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"6002210\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ae63a exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78ae63a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Read Also:- <a href=\"https:\/\/alokastrology.com\/why-borrowing-money-on-tuesdays-is-unfavourable\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Why Borrowing Money on Tuesdays Is Unfavourable?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d08c1ed elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"d08c1ed\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-572b212 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"572b212\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ad1311 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ad1311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">The story behind why you shouldn't eat rice on Ekadashi<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-672dbab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"672dbab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01334fd exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"01334fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5123208 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5123208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The name of the age we are living in now is Kaliyuga. The Dwapar Yuga, the Treta Yuga, and the Sat Yuga came before this yuga. And the same will happen again when Kaliyuga is over.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Kaliyuga, according to traditional beliefs, is characterized by evil attributes like greed, wrath, destruction, devastation, fury, discord, violence, etc. And it won&#8217;t be over until Kalki, Lord Vishnu&#8217;s eleventh avatar, shows up. So, it&#8217;s hard for people who want to observe vrat in the Kaliyuga to do austerities. Consequently, the restriction of particular foods makes it simpler for the Vrati (an individual who keeps a vrat).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the day of Ekadashi, the consumption of rice is discouraged due to intriguing mythology that is related to this ritual. Brahma once had a drop of sweat fall from his forehead. And soon it became a demon. The demon then asked Lord Brahma for a permanent place to live. Therefore, Lord Brahma pleaded with him to take up residence among the grains of rice that people would eat on the Ekadashi Tithi. So, on Ekadashi Tithi, people don&#8217;t eat rice. People don&#8217;t eat rice on this day, though, for a good reason.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to another set of beliefs, high and low tides are caused by the Moon&#8217;s pull on the Earth. This is because it pulls in water bodies, which high waves high. Additionally, it is believed that the Moon&#8217;s position on Ekadashi Tithi is harmful to the digestive tract of humans. On the day of Ekadashi, it is prudent to refrain from consuming any food grains that have the property of retaining water.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf3fb4b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"cf3fb4b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b23150 exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"1b23150\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a59788 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a59788\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Conclusion:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a976830 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"a976830\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8617acf exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"8617acf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51afc39 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51afc39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We hope that this blog shed some light as to why it is not advised to eat rice on Ekadashi along with scientific reasons to back the religious beliefs. To learn more about the scientific rationale that lies beyond religious beliefs, read more blogs about dharma, astrology, and Vedic sciences at: <\/span><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alokastrology.com\/blog\/\">https:\/\/alokastrology.com\/blog\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb800ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"fb800ba\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51995ef exad-glass-effect-no exad-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"51995ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a6a9e6 exad-sticky-section-no exad-glass-effect-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a6a9e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Read Also:- <a href=\"https:\/\/alokastrology.com\/are-itchy-palms-an-indicator-of-financial-gains\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Are Itchy Palms an Indicator of Financial Gains?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lord Vishnu worshippers conduct a day-long fast on Ekadashi, the 11th day of the Hindu lunar month, which often begins in the evening (Dashami Tithi). 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