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	<title>What Happens If I Accidentally Drink Water on Nirjala Ekadashi?</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[This is where it gets nuanced, and honestly, where most people get the wrong idea. Accidental consumption is different from intentional drinking. Religious scholars and commentators generally distinguish between deliberate actions and genuine accidents. If you drank water on Nirjala Ekadashi, then it is for you. Drinking water with full awareness&mdash;pouring it into your hand, bringing it to your lips, swallowing&mdash;that's a choice. Water trickling into your mouth during a bath? That's not the same thing at all. One answer on Hinduism Stack Exchange put it simply: "Sipping of water or drinking is done using hand with full intent and not through head... in your case it is not so, and it is purely accidental... so the fast is valid." The Padma Purana does state that one should avoid "even sipping a mouthful of water" otherwise "the vow would be broken." But context matters here. The scripture addresses intentional consumption, not accidental consumption. Think about it this way: if someone force-fed you while you were unconscious, would that break your fast? Obviously not. The sankalp&mdash;your vow, your intention&mdash;is what defines the fast.]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[This is where it gets nuanced, and honestly, where most people get the wrong idea. Accidental consumption is different from intentional drinking. Religious scholars and commentators generally distinguish between deliberate actions and genuine accidents. If you drank water on Nirjala Ekadashi, then it is for you. Drinking water with full awareness&mdash;pouring it into your hand, bringing it to your lips, swallowing&mdash;that's a choice. Water trickling into your mouth during a bath? That's not the same thing at all. One answer on Hinduism Stack Exchange put it simply: "Sipping of water or drinking is done using hand with full intent and not through head... in your case it is not so, and it is purely accidental... so the fast is valid." The Padma Purana does state that one should avoid "even sipping a mouthful of water" otherwise "the vow would be broken." But context matters here. The scripture addresses intentional consumption, not accidental consumption. Think about it this way: if someone force-fed you while you were unconscious, would that break your fast? Obviously not. The sankalp&mdash;your vow, your intention&mdash;is what defines the fast.]]></description>
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