Ekādaśīmāhātmya

Ekādaśīmahātmya is a text which contains special rituals, prayers and 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 Upapurāṇas (minor purāṇas). The name of the purāṇic texts are mentioned in the intermediate colophon, the parts have serialised verses. This Ms. contains Brahmavaivartapurāṇa, Skandapurāṇa, Matsyapurāṇa, Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa, Sauparṇapurāṇa, Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa, Skandapurāṇa, Bhaviṣyottarapurāṇa. This Ms. is written in 9–10 lines per folio. Cover page contains title enclosed in a ornamentally decorated frame with banches and leaves. Mistakes are covered with yellow or blacked out. Some corrections and additions in the margins. Significant syllables and words rubbed with orange powder for highlighting. The double Pūrna Virāma (full stop) style vertical brackets are in red.