Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: (break) ...on your appearance day and Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī's and Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura and Gaura Kiśora's we should observe half-day fast. I have a question that on all the other auspicious days, just like Narottama dāsa Ṭhākura and others, should we also observe half-day fast?
Prabhupāda: It is... But if you cannot, that is another...
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Sometimes because of the saṅkīrtana...
Prabhupāda: No, no. If you cannot, you can take.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: And just sing some songs and praise.
Prabhupāda: Yes. Yes. Kīrtana is main thing.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: And if possible, then the fasting.
Prabhupāda: Yes.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: I see. (break) ...is up till sun...
Prabhupāda: Up till sunset. Lord Rāmacandra.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Also. And Śrīmatī Rādhārāṇī?
Prabhupāda: Half.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: Half day. (break)
Prabhupāda: Oh, yes.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: What kind of fast is that?
Prabhupāda: Balarāma? Half day. It is fifteen days before Janmāṣṭamī.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: We should always chant twenty-five rounds on ekādaśī if initiated.
Prabhupāda: Initiated? Everyone. Why initiated?
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: So that should be standard for our movement on ekādaśī day?
Prabhupāda: Standard is sixteen, but if one can chant more, then he is welcome.
Tamāla Kṛṣṇa: It's not mandatory for ekādaśī.
Jayapatākā: Recommended.
Prabhupāda: No. Ekādaśī means that, fasting and chanting.