Cāturmāsyamāhātmya, 1796.

Abstract:

Presents legends about and praises the importance of the Cāturmāsaya, special four months in the Hindu calendar during the rainy season (Śrāvaṇa-Kārtika or July-November), prescribing special sacrifices to be performed and the benefits that will befall those who perform them. Presented as a dialogue between the deity Varāha (boar avatāra of Viṣṇu) and Dhāraṇī.

Timespan:

India.

Date:

1796

Identifier:

9957944013503681; (OCoLC)ocn800403274; (OCoLC)800403274; (PU)5794401-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Devotional literature, Sanskrit.; Hindu mythology.; Varāha (Hindu deity); Hindu calendar.; Rites and ceremonies -- India.; Rites and ceremonies.; Vratas.; Poems.; Prayers.; Manuscripts.; Dialogues.; Manuscripts, Sanskrit.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (110 leaves) : paper; 19 x 30 cm

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Notes:

Non-Latin script record.; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Title from colophon (f. 110r).; Written in 12-15 lines per leaf.; Dated śaka 1718 (f. 110r).; Colophon: iti śrīmadvārāhapurāṇe dharaṇīvārāhasaṃvāde cāturmāsya māhātmye saptaviṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ // 27 // śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇam astu // śake 1718 // nalanāmasaṃvat kārttikaśuklacaturthyāṃ guruvāsare m[ā]hātmya samāptaṃ // cha // śrīlakṣmīkāṃta // śrī (f. 110r).; 110 leaves foliated 1-110, upper left and lower right verso.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts.