Question: How should we observe Nirjalā Ekādaśī?

Jayapataka Swami: If you want you can take it without water. But I personally never saw Śrīla Prabhupāda observe the Ekādaśī with a complete fast. But Ekādaśīs, you get more fruit, if you observe it fully by no water, stay up the whole night, and then break your fast...