Nīlakaṇṭhī, circa 1700-1850; नीलकण्ठी,१७००-१८५०

Name:

Nīlakaṇṭha, active 16th century

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a manual and astrological/cosmological treatise used for contemplation and consultation and deals with the twelve bhavas which are aligned with the twelve signs of the zodiac and correlated with physical health and well-being and with specific body parts; a table connected to 10 cakras (points of power located throughout the human body) is included (f. 42v).

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Divination; Hindu astrology; Hindu astronomy; Divination -- India; Chakras

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuals (instructional materials); treatises; tables (documents); Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (42 leaves) : paper; 11 x 26 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from title abbreviations in margins.; Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.; 42 leaves foliated 1-42, upper left and lower right verso.; 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 quadruple black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1808

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts