History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.102.5

v6.c81.102.5

The general tendency of medieval writers to go on adding details to what was originally brief is seen at work here also The Vratakālaviveka says that before sankalpa, there should be remembrance of Nārāyaṇa and namaskāra to him, as laid down by Yogiyājñavalkya. There is difference of opinion about the worship of Gaṇeśa.⁶⁸ The Vratakālaviveka quotes the Padmapurāṇa for the order in which the several deities are to be worshipped and honoured after *saṅkalpa* and refutes the idea that the worship of Gaṇeśa should always precede the worship of other deities. Though the general rule is that⁶⁹ the saṅkalpa of a vrata is to be made in the morning, still there are some passages to the contrary. For example, the Bhaviṣyapurāṇa⁷⁰ (Uttara 11. 6-8) provides that on the evening of Āṣāḍha Full Moon one should declare a resolve as follows 'from tomorrow for one month in Śrāvaṇa, I shall take a bath, observe *brahmacarya*, take one meal only after evening, sleep on the ground, will be compassionate to all living beings'.