Haritālikakathā, 1855; हरितालिककथा,१८५५

Date:

1855

Description:

Manuscript for private use, consultation, and reflection outlining a myth about a celebratory fasting rite that women perform, honoring the deity Śiva. Presented as a discourse between Śiva and the goddess Pārvatī.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Siva (Hindu deity); Parvati (Hindu deity); Hindu mythology; Fasting -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Vratas; Hindu women

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (9 leaves) : paper; 11 x 27 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 9r).; Written in 6-7 lines per leaf.; 9 leaves foliated 1-9, lower right verso.; Colophon: [iti] śrīskandapurāṇe umāmahesvarasaṃvāde haritālikāka[thaṃ samāptaṃ //] śubhamaṃgalaśrīsamvat 1912 // śrīśāke 1777 // likhitaṃ p[u]stakaṃ karttikavadīdvādaśībhaumavāsare śrīguruke prasādate śubhaṃ (f. 9r).; Dated saṃvat 1912 and śaka 1777 (1855) (f. 9r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; significant words and phrases highlighted in red at beginning of manuscript (f. 1v-2r).; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts