Ekādaśī

The text which contains special rituals, prayers , Stories(Vrata katha) observances to be performed on the Ekādaśī day, the 11th day of the 15 day cycle of each month in the Luni-solar calendar which appears two times in a lunar month once during the full moon cycle and then the new moon cycle. This day is considered to be particularly important for the worship of Lord Viṣṇu. The text is drawn from multiple Purāṇic texts some being Mahāpurāṇas (majar purāṇas) others being Udapurāṇas (minor purāṇas). The name of the purāṇic texts are mentioned in the intermediate colophon, the parts have serialised verses. This text contains Brahmavaivartapurāṇa (Āṣāḍh kṛṣṇa ekādaśī 1a–b), Bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa (Mārgarśīrṣa kṛṣṇa ekādaśī 3a), Garuḍapurāṇa(Pauṣa kṛṣṇa ekādaśī), Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa(Pauṣa śukla ekādaśī 6a), Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa (Māgh kṛṣṇa ekādaśī 7b), Bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa (Māgh śukla ekādaśī 8b), Skandapurāṇa (Phālguna kṛṣṇa ekādaśī 9b), Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa(Phālguna kṛṣṇa ekādaśī 11a), Bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa(caitra kṛṣṇa ekādaśī 12a), Varāhapurāṇe(caitra śukla ekādaśī 13a), Brahmavaivarta (Āśvina kṛṣṇā ekādaśī 16a), Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa(Bhādrapada śukla ekādaśī 18b), Viṣṇu purāṇa Viṣṇu śayana vidhi 21 a, Brahmavaivarta(Śravaṇa kṛṣṇa ekādaśī 22a), Brahmavaivarta(Bhādrakṛṣṇā ekādaśī 23b), Bhaviṣyapurāṇa(kāmadā kṛṣṇa ekādaśī 24b)