History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c81.422

v6.c81.422

Ekādaśī, like all other tithis, is of two kinds, viz sampūrṇā and viddhā or khaṇḍā The general definition²⁸⁸ of the sampūrṇā tithi is that when a tithi has the extent of 60 ghaṭikās commencing from the time of sunrise it is called sampūrṇā To this ekādaśī was stated by the Skandapurāṇa²⁸⁹ to be an exception In the case of Ekādaśī the Garuḍapurāṇa²⁹⁰ and Bhaviṣya lay down that ekādaśī is sampūrṇā only when it exists also two muhūrtas (i. e. 4 ghaṭikās) before sunrise of the day on which it exists for the whole civil day.