Manuscript employed as a manual for priests performing rites and ceremonies for a set of three sacrifices performed at the beginning of each cycle (season) of four months (cāturmāsya) of the year.
Language:
Sanskrit
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Vyaṅkaṭeśa Śarmaṇa.; Śarmaṇa, Vyaṅkaṭeśa, former owner.
Title from colophon (f. 74v).; Written in 7-9 lines per leaf.; 75 leaves foliated 1-74, [i], upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti cāturmāsya prayogaḥ // saṃvat 18[4]7 kharanāmasaṃvatsare śuciśuklapakṣena vamyāṃtithau maumavāsareṇa lavakṣetre upāsanyupanāmakasatyabhāmayā likhitaṃ // vyaṃkaṭeśaśarmaṇe putrāya idaṃ pustakaṃ dattaṃ (f. 74v).; Dated saṃvat 1847 (1790) (f. 74v); manuscript has what appears to be a "4" written over a "7," but the date could also be saṃvat 1877 (1820).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout. Accents in red throughout.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 122
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