History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1492

v6.c81.1492

*Dvādaśīvratas*—For reward of fast on Dvādaśīs of śu pakṣa from Mārg; vide Vi Dh. I. 159. 1-21 and on kṛ. Dvādaśī vide Vi. Dh. I. 160. There are about 50 Dvādaśī vratas. Vide KKV 310-369 (describes 26 dvādaśīvratas), HV I. 1162- 1222; HK 289-298, KN 275-277, TT 114-117, SM 92-95, PC 213-222, VR 475-495. The Var., chapters 39-49 deal with ten dvādaśīs named after ten avatāras from Matsya to Kalkin and also Padmanābha-dvādaśī. Most of these would be dealt with under their proper names. Agni 188 mentions many Dvādaśīvratas. Eight kinds of Dvādaśīs from Brahmavaivarta have been mentioned by HK 260-263; vide p. 119 above. The rewards of making gifts on dvādaśīs of the twelve months in conjunction with certain nakṣatras are treated in HK 634-637, KR 129-131. Dvādaśī mixed with ekādaśī is to be preferred acc. to Yugmavākya (KN 275).