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History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.405

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.405

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v6.c81.405

The cult of ekādaśī went on growing apace, so much so that for the 24 ekādaśīs of the twelve months of the lunar year and for the two ekādaśīs of the intercalary month separate names were invented. It is not possible to say with certainty when these names were given, but some of them must be about two thousand years old