Pauṣakṛṣṇaikādaśī, circa 1700-1850; पौषशुक्लैकादशी,१७००-१८५०
Contributor:
Kāśīnātha Dhādekara (scribe)
Date:
1700
Description:
Text praising the dark half (kṛṣṇapakṣa) of the month of the full moon, Pauṣa (December-January), along with the positive results derived from the rites and ceremonies (vrata) performed during that period, especially the giving of sons (putradā). Some of the text is taken up with a discussion of Pauṣaśuklaikādaśī (bright half of the month of Pauṣa) and the colophon refers to the text by this title. Presented as a conversation between the legendary king Yudhiṣṭhira and the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa who instructs the former on how to perform certain observances, such proper bathing rites.
Title from title page (f. 1r); alternate title Pauṣaśuklaikādaśīputradānāmamāhātmya from colophon (f. 4r). Title on title page (f. 1r) appears to be in a different scribal hand, possibly as a corrective to the alternate title in the colophon, which does not adequately describe the contents of the manuscript.; Written in 9-11 lines per leaf.; 4 leaves foliated 1-4, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrībramāṃḍapurāṇe pauṣaśukla ekādaśīputradānāmamāhātmyaṃ // saṃ // pu // rṇaṃ // kā[ś]Ināthadhādekaralikhitaṃ svārthayarārthaṃ pauṣaśukla ekādaśīsāṃpurṇa[ṃ] // (f. 4r).; Scribe is Kāśīnātha Dhādekara (f. 4r).; 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 double black line.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390
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