Viśvasāroddhāra, circa 1700-1850; विश्वसारोद्धार,१७००-१८५०

Alternate Title:

Śakunāvatī

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a selection from a larger tantric work containing rites and prayers, that discusses the attainment of siddhis (perfections), levels of understanding and enlightenment associated with special powers. There is a table with Sanskrit characters in the first opening (f. i verso).

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Tantrism

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Prayers; Manuals (instructional materials); Drawings (visual works); Tables (documents); Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (6 leaves) : paper; 11 x 12 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 5r); alternate title Śakunāvatī from title page (f. i recto).; Written in 10-16 lines per leaf.; 6 leaves foliated [i] 1-5, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīrudrayāmale viśvasāroddhāre kṣaraikāvalāsamāptā // 6 // śrīkṛṣṇārpaṇam (f. 5r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line; some folios treated with red wash; cover has decorative border with triangles and flowers in red and black (f. i recto). The orientation of the text is similar to a Western codex reading from left to right.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts