Antyeṣṭipaddhati. circa 1700-1850; अन्त्येष्टिपद्धति, १७००-१८५०

Name:

Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa, active 16th century

Date:

1700

Description:

First section of a manual on funeral rites still employed by Brahman priests; statement of gifts (dāna) given to officiating Brahmans for various services.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu funeral rites and ceremonies; Hinduism -- Rituals; Dharma; Hindu law

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (14 leaves) : paper; 10 x 3.9 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Son of Rāmeśvara Bhaṭṭa (f 1v).; Title supplied by cataloger; alternate title Antyeṣṭi from title page.; Written 8 lines per leaf.; 14 leaves foliated 1-14, upper left and lower right verso.; Explicit: ratnāni / ratnāni sarvadevānām bhuṣanāni parāṇica / tasmād lapradānena ataḥ (f. 14).; Mistakes blacked out; significant words and phrases highlighted in red; vertical margins marked with triple red line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgari)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2725

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts