Today is Varuthini Ekadashi. Worship Sri Madhusudana Deva with 10 or 16 offerings, including:
- Seat
- Water for feet
- Arghya
- Madhuparka
- Achamana
- Oil
- Bath
- Clothes
- Sacred thread
- Tilaka
- Ornaments
- Fragrance
- Incense
- Lamp
- Naivedya
- Betel nut
- Garland
Offer fragrant rice, payas, khir, luchi, laddoo, various curries, yogurt, milk, and pitha-pana.
In the afternoon, perform arati with sankirtan, dance, sing, prostrate, chant, and read scriptures with devotees. Listen to the glories of Sri Madhusudana Deva and Geeta, Bhagavat.
Perform Hari Kirtan throughout the day and night.
On Dwadashi, bathe, wear clean clothes, and worship Sri Shalagrama with panchamrita. Then, break the fast.
In the afternoon, offer various dishes, perform arati, and serve Vaishnava Brahmins with donations.
The story goes that Sri Vishnu killed the demons Madhu and Kaitabha, who were born from the ocean, and earned the name Madhusudana.
Say “Jai Sri Madhusudana Deva!” and chant “Hari Hari Mukunda Murari”.
Hare Krishna
