Ekadashi Mahatam

Punjabi-language manuscript of the 'Ekadashi Mahatam', c. 1200–1300

Ekadashi Mahatam is an early Old Punjabi prose work, covering the Hindu observation of Ekadashi,[1] with the work also consisting of discourses between Arjuna and Yudhistra.[2] The original author of the work is unknown.[3] It is one of the few Punjabi works predating Guru Nanak.[4] A 12th century manuscript of the work written in Devashesha script was discovered at a temple in Hoshiarpur by a Punjabi scholar,[5] namely Tarlochan Singh of Tanda Urmar Government College, Patiala.[6] Gottlieb William Leitner writing in 1882 noted the work was a source of indigenous study and scholarly research in early colonial Punjab.[7] Copies of the work were produced by the Patiala Darbar,[8] and other copies were published,[9][10] including a work by Maharaj Sukhram Das Brahmachari written in 1868 and published in 1914 by Munshi Nawal Kishore, Kanpur.[1][11]

References

  1. 1 2 Das, Sukh Raam (1914). Ekadashi Mahatam (in Urdu). Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu (Hind), Delhi. Kanpur: Munshi Nawal Kishore.
  2. ↑ The Sikh Review, Volume 20, Issues 218-229. Sikh Cultural Centre. 1972. p. 32.
  3. ↑ Diwan, Mohan Singh (1971). A History of Panjabi Literature (1100-1932): A Brief Study of Reactions Between Panjabi Life and Letters Based Largely on Important MSS & Rare and Select Representative Published Works, with a New Supplement (3rd ed.). Bharat Prakashan. p. 119.
  4. ↑ Kohli, Surindar Singh (1989). Makers of Indian Literature: Gurbakhsh Singh. Sahitya Akademi. p. 8.
  5. ↑ Singh, Harbhajan (1997). "Medieval Punjabi Literature - The Prose Writings". In Paniker, K. Ayyappa (ed.). Medieval Indian Literature: An Anthology. Vol. I: Surveys and Selections. Translated by Neki, J. S. Sahitya Akademi. pp. 86, 420, 450. ISBN 9788126003655.
  6. ↑ "18 Oldest Book in Punjabi Literature". Herald of Library Science. Vol. 10. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science. P.N. Kaula at the Eureka Publications. 1971. p. 393. A 700 old manuscript entitled "Ekadashi Mahatam," believed to be the oldest book in Punjabi literature, has been discovered by Dr Tarlochan Singh of Tanda Urmar Government College, Patiala. The script of the manuscript is something between Sharda and Gurumukhi which can be called "Devashesha" or some form of evolving Gurmukhi ...{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ↑ Leitner, Gottlieb William (1882). History of Indigenous Education in the Panjab Since Annexation and in 1882. Superintendent of Government Printing, India. p. 15.
  8. ↑ Proceedings of Meetings. Vol. 2. Indian Historical Records Commission. Superintendent Government Printing, India. 1920.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ↑ Government Gazette: North-Western Provinces and Oudh, Part 2. Government of British India. 1898. p. 986.
  10. ↑ Statement of Particulars Regarding Books and Periodicals Published in the United Provinces. United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (India), Education Department. 1938. p. 28.
  11. ↑ Parshad, L. & Anjuman Taraqqi Urdu, D., 1868. Ekadashi Mahatam, Munshi Naval Kishor, Kanpur. Lucknow, India. Retrieved from https://coilink.org/20.500.12592/znbh9x on 15 Aug 2026. COI: 20.500.12592/znbh9x. Retrieved via: https://southasiacommons.net/artifacts/4600051/ekadashi-mahatam/5424521/
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