Vrata Stories and Festival Māhātmyas (Vratakathā, Kālamāhātmya)

व्रतकथा, कालमाहात्म्य

Purāṇic vrata narratives (vratakathā, vratakalpa, udyāpana), māhātmyas of lunar days (Ekādaśī, Caturthī, Śivarātri, Pradoṣa, Janmāṣṭamī, Navarātra) and sacred months (Māgha, Vaiśākha, Kārttika, Mārgaśīrṣa, Puruṣottamamāsa), and tracts on dāna and pūjā.

Contents

551 works, 21 readable

Words

108,711

Main works

• Shravanamasamahatmya (Śrāvaṇamāsamāhātmya) — Sanskrit; 300–1650 CE; partly digitised
• Purushottamamasamahatmya (Purushottamamāsamāhātmya) — Sanskrit; 300–1650 CE; partly digitised
• Shadvimshatyekadashimahatmya (Ṣaḍviṃśatyekādaśīmāhātmya) — Sanskrit; 300–1650 CE; partly digitised
• Ekadashikhanda (Ekādaśīkhaṇḍa) — Sanskrit; 300–1650 CE; partly digitised
• Maghamasamahatmya (Māghamāsamāhātmya) — Sanskrit; 300–1650 CE; partly digitised
• Kartikamahiman (Kārtikamahiman) — Sanskrit; 300–1650 CE; partly digitised

Contents (7)

• Vratas and Māhātmyas of Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī (Ekādaśī-Dvādaśīmāhātmya) — 300–1650 CE; 222 works, 11 readable
• Vratas of Gaṇeśa, Sūrya, and Navagrahas (Gāṇapatya-Sauravrata) — 300–1650 CE; 33 works, 1 readable
• Māhātmyas of Months and Seasons (Māsa-Ṛtumāhātmya) — 300–1650 CE; 57 works, 6 readable
• Śaiva Vratas and Festivals (Śaivavrata) — 300–1650 CE; 37 works, 0 readable
• Devī, Gaurī, and Women's Vratas (Śākta-Gaurīvrata) — 300–1650 CE; 54 works, 1 readable
• Vaiṣṇava Vratas and Festivals (Vaiṣṇavavrata) — 300–1650 CE; 65 works, 2 readable
• Not in a sub-category (Other works) — 300–1650 CE; 83 works, 0 readable