History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.407

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²⁷⁸ The 24 names from चैत्रशुक्ल ११ in order are कामदा, वरूथिनी, मोहिनी, अपरा; निर्जला, योगिनी, शयनी, कामिका or कामदा, पुत्रदा, अजा, परिवर्तिनी, इन्दिरा, पाशाङ्कुशा, रभा, प्रबोधिनी (or बोधिनी), उत्पत्ति, मोक्षदा, सफला, पुत्रदा, षट्तिला, जया, विजया, आमलकी (or आमर्धकी), पापमोचनी The पद्मपुराण (VI. chapters 41-65) contains over a thousand verses on these and the legends connected with them The Ahalyākāmadhenu (Ms in Scindia Oriental Institute at Ujjain) is probably the largest work on vratas having 1206 folios therein It deals with these names on folios 696 to 799 As regards the two ekādaśīs in an intercalary month, Padma VI 64 and 65 say that कमला and कामदा are the names of dark and bright half एकादशीs, while the अहल्याकामधेनु (folios 807- (*Continued from last page*)
813) gives the names as कैवल्यदा and स्वर्गदा for कृष्ण and शुक्ल एकादशी ‘वत्सरेऽधिकमासस्य चैयामेकादशी सिता। मलघ्नी स्वर्गदा नाम सर्वपापहरा परा।।' अ का धे (folio 809 a), 'तस्याधिकस्य मासस्य कृष्णा चैकादशी शुभा। कैवल्यदेति विख्याता शोकदेति पराख्यया॥ अ का धे (folio 811 a). Both are said to be taken from भविष्योत्तर