Biḍāla-vratika

Biḍāla-vratika · biḍāla-vratika, “one of the cat-vow”

Grammar: masculine noun, a compound of biḍāla (cat) and vratika (one who keeps a vrata).

Meaning: one of the cat-vow.

In the scriptures: Brahmā gives the rule of the Bhadrā vrata: one keeping it must not look upon those outside the Veda, those fallen from karma, biḍāla-vratikas or pañcamas, and must not sleep in the daytime (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 101).

Related terms: Vrata

Sources

• Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapter 101