Manuscript for private ceremonial use, a kind of pocket manual, outlining acts of observance and prayer at three daily junctures (saṃdhya): morning, noon, evening; it includes sipping water, reciting mantras, as well as the Gāyatrī mantra. Mantras are offered in prayers to various Vedic deities including Sūrya, Agni, Prajāpati, Nārāyaṇa, among others.
Title from colophon (f. 6r).; Written in 11-12 lines per leaf.; 6 leaves foliated 1-6, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti trikālasaṃdhyāvidhiḥ samāptam sampūrṇam // ubham // śrīsamvat 1807 sālamiti vaiśākha adi 7 roja 7 likhitaṃ viṣṇudattalohanīdvijena svārthaṃ parārthaṃ vā // (f. 6r).; Scribe is Viṣṇudatta Lohanīdvija (f. 6r).; Dated saṃvat 1807 (1750) (f. 6r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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