History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.375

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General rules about those who have the adhikāra to undertake vratas have already been dealt with above. But some rules meant specially for the observers of ekādaśī will be set out here. Nārada250a provides 'A human being who is more than eight years old and is less than eighty years in age incurs sin if he eats food on ekādaśī through foolishness.' Kātyāyana has a similar verse These two establish that every human being of whatever caste or āśrama can observe ekādaśī provided he fulfils the conditions as to age laid down in the verses.