Devapūjānirṇaya, circa 1700-1850; देवपूजानिर्णय,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Kāśīnātha

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is used for consultation by a priest or householder and contains rules, regulations, and proceedures for worshiping Hindu deities. There is a section honoring gurus (teachers) and one that praises the food offerings (prasāda) made to Śiva.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Siva (Hindu deity); Puja (Hinduism); Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Devotional literature, Sanskrit

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Prayers; Manuals (instructional materials); Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (6 leaves) : paper; 11 x 22 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Lived in Vārāṇasī and was the son of Japarāmabhaṭṭa Dūḍa (f. 6r).; Title from colophon (f. 6r).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 6 leaves foliated 1-6, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmandūḍopanāmakajaparāmabhaṭṭasutavārāṇasīgarbhasaṃbhavakāśīnāthaviravitadevapūjānirṇayaḥ samāptaḥ (f. 6r).; Mistakes blacked out; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts