Anantavratakathā, circa 1700-1850; अनन्तव्रतकथा,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Hindu story discussing how to perform a religious rite to retain wealth dedicated to the Hindu deity Ananta (a form of Kṛṣṇa); presented as a conversation between the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa and the legendary king Yudhiṣṭhira who tell the story of fall and rise of the Brahman named Sumant and his various family members.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Krishna (Hindu deity); Yudhiṣṭhira (Hindu mythology); Vratas; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hindu mythology; Wealth -- Religious aspects

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Prayers; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (10 leaves) : paper; 16 x 22 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 10v).; Written in 11 lines per leaf.; 10 leaves foliated 1-10, lower right verso.; Colophon: iti anaṃtavratakathāsamāptaḥ śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇamastu (f. 10v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; 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