Bṛhadṛgvidhāna, circa 1700-1850; बृहदृग्विधान,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a manual outlining the use and recitation of Vedic mantras taken from the Ṛgveda and the benefits (siddhi) associated with them.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Recitations; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hindu mantras; Recitations -- Religious aspects

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Hymns; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (26 leaves) : paper; 12 x 24 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 26r).; Written in 10-12 lines per leaf.; 26 leaves foliated 1-26, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti bṛhadṛgvidhānaṃ samāptam // śrīrastu // vedapuruṣārpaṇam astu // (f. 26r).; Mistakes covered over in red or blacked out; vertical margins marked with double red line.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts