Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa, circa 1600-1750; मार्कण्डेयपुराण,१६००-१७५०

Date:

1600

Description:

Text comprises multiple chapters in the form of poetic verse and praise meters and concerns different topics related to Hindu mythology, rites, and ceremonies, especially that related to the deity Viṣṇu (especially his form as Nārāyaṇa), but includes sections dedicated to other gods as well. A notable example is the Manvantara devīmāhātmya dedicated to the great goddess who is said to appear during the eight cosmic cycle (manvantara). Other sections are concerned with other cosmic ages, as well as the praise of ancestors, the praise of the sun (āditya), among others. Text is narrated by the mythical sage Mārkaṇḍeya.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Hindu mythology; Mārkaṇḍeya (Hindu mythological character); Hindu goddesses; Vishnu (Hindu deity); Narayana (Hindu deity); Nārāyaṇa (Hindu deity); Ancestor worship -- Hinduism; Hindu astronomy

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

poems; prayers (compositions); hymns; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (167 leaves) : paper; 14 x 33 cm

Geographic Subject:

Sun -- Religious aspects; Sun

Rights:

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Notes:

Title from title internal colophon (f. 143v-144r).; Written in 12-17 lines per leaf.; 167 leaves foliated 1-167, upper left verso.; Internal Colophon: iti śrīmārkaṃḍeyapurāṇe sāvarṇike manvaṃtare devīmahātmenārāyaṇūstutiḥ // (f. 143v-144r).; 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 Item 346

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts