History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.1494

v6.c81.1494

*Dvitiyāvratas*—Vide Agni 177. 1-20, KKV 40-48, HV I. 366-393, KN 169-172, TT 29-30, PC 82-84, VR 78-81. The KKV describes only three viz. Puṣpadvitīyā, Aśūnyaśayana (two varieties), Kāntivrata, while HV speaks of eleven. NA speaks of only two viz. Aśūnyaśayana and Yamadvitīyā and remarks that no vrata on the 2nd tithis of other months is well-known. These will be found in their places in this list. The four dvitīyās of Śr., Bh, Aśv. and K. are respectively called Kalusā, Nirmalā, Pretasañcārā and Yamī. The general rule is that the second tithi of śu mixed with third is to be preferred as the Yugmavākya indicates; KTV 30.