Malamāsavrata, circa 1760-1761; मलमासव्रत,१७६०-१७६१

Date:

1760

Description:

Text outlines the observances (vrata) and rites meant to be performed during the "extra month" (adhimāsa) referred to as Malamāsa, an intercalary month often associated with misfortune and considered inauspicious. Performing these rites and observances dedicated to the Hindu deity Viṣṇu is thought to alleviate such negative associations. Presented as a discussion between the legendary sage Markāṇḍeya and king Yuḍhiṣṭhira, it offers a mythological account of the rites.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Vratas; Vishnu (Hindu deity); Puja (Hinduism); Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Yudhiṣṭhira (Hindu mythology); Hindu mythology; Hindu astrology

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (7 leaves) : paper; 13 x 26 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 7v); alternate title Adhimāsamāhātmya from incipit.; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 7 leaves foliated 1-7, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: Malamāsavrataṃ // (f. 7v).; Date of manuscript based on dated manuscripts written by the same scribe (Item 2277 and Item 2292).; Mistakes blacked out. Written by same scribe as Item 2275, Item 2276, Item 2277, Item 2281, Item 2282, Item 2285, Item 2286, Item 2287, Item 2289, Item 2290, Item 2291, Item 2292, and Item 2293.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2288

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts