[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Indian Epigraphical Glossary](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966) › c6.6849 # Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6849 Indian Epigraphical Glossary c6.6849 - **Language:** English ### [c6.6849](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6849) \*vrata\* (CITD), religious vow; a self-imposed task; a religious act of devotion or austerity; vowed observance; a vow in general. There are many \*vratas\* mentioned in the different \*Purāṇas\*. But new \*vratas\* crop up in different parts of the country. - [Previous: c6.6848](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6848) - [Next: c6.6850](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6850) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6849](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sircar-1966.c6.6849) · Pramāṇa