Nirṇayāmṛtākara, 1826; निर्णयामृताकर,१८२६

Name:

Raghava

Date:

1826

Description:

Manuscript is a kind of manual or guide outlining the rules and regulations (Hindu laws) governing rites and ceremonies associated with various kinds of observances (vrata). Daily rites and prayers related to specific lunar days (tithi) to achieve various results such as removing inauspicious aspects in one's life are mentioned.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu law; Dharma; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Vratas; Mythology

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (39 leaves) : paper; 12 x 16 cm

Geographic Subject:

India; Moon -- Mythology; Moon; Moon -- Orbit

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 37v-38r).; Written in 7-8 lines per leaf.; 39 leaves foliated [i], 1-38, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti nirṇayāmṛtakāragrathaḥ śake 1748 āśvinavadyasaptabhobhāgīrathicaraṇasaṃnidhausamāptaṃ śrīsāṃbasadāśivā[r]paṇam astu śubhaṃ bhavatu śrIgurucaraṇārpaṇam astu (f. 37v-38r).; Dated śaka 1748 (1826) (f. 38r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 273

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts