Saṃdhyāvandana, circa 1700-1850; संध्यावन्दन,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manual with associated rules and laws (dharma) for morning prayers and a collection of mantras (words or phrases of power) and verses with instructions for recitation during the performance of the Saṃdhyā rites by the top three castes. Manuscripts starts with the end of an unknown ritual text dedicated to the Hindu deity Viṣṇu. Main text begins on verso (f. 1v).

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Hinduism -- Rituals -- Texts; Hinduism -- Rituals; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hindu law; Dharma

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (2 leaves) : paper; 11 x 22 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from explicit (f. 2v).; Written in 15-16 lines per leaf.; 2 leaves foliated [1-2].; Explicit: anena prātaḥ saṃdhyāvaṃdadanena śrīparameśvaraḥ prīyatāṃ / (f. 2v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts