Śivarātrikathā, 1892; शिवरात्रिकथा, १८९२

Date:

1892

Description:

Text outlining observances and rites for a festival in honor of the Hindu deity Śiva, celebrated on the fourteenth day of the dark half of the month Māgha (January-February). Various rites, including fasting, worship of Śiva, and gift giving, are typically observed during both the day and night. May be a recension of the Śivarātrimāhātmya found in the Koṭirudrasaṁhitā of the Śivapurāṇa (chapter 38). Presented as a discourse between the mythological sages (ṛṣis) and the epic bard called Sūta.

Language:

Sanskrit

Provenance:

Manuscript likely written and commissioned in the city of Vārāṇasī.

Subject:

Śaivism; Śiva (Hindu deity); Siva (Hindu deity); Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Hindu mythology; Vratas; Puja (Hinduism); Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Festivals -- India; Festivals; Bards and bardism

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); poems; prayers (compositions); hymns; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (4 leaves) : paper; 11 x 23 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 4v); alternate title Śivarātrimāhātmya from colophon (f. 4v).; Written in 12-15 lines per leaf.; 4 leaves foliated 1-4, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīśivapurāṇāṃtaragataśivarātrimāhātmyanāmatrisaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ // iti śivarātrikathāsamāptā // śrīkāśīviśveśvarārpaṇam astu // om̐ tat sadbrahmārpaṇam astu // saṃvat 1949 jyeṣṭhaśukla 6 (f. 4v).; Dated saṃvat 1949 jyeṣṭhaśukla 6 (Wednesday, June 1, 1892 A.D.) (f. 4v).; Mistakes blacked out.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 326

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts