Nakṣatrapīḍāśānti vidhānamālā, 1786; नक्षत्रपीडाशान्ति विधानमाला,१७८६

Contributor:

Bhāskara Bhaṭṭa Dāḍekara (scribe)

Name:

Dinakarabhaṭṭa

Timespan:

Early works to 1800

Date:

1786

Description:

Collection of rules and laws (dharma) that functions as a manual associated with rites and ceremonies to appease and correct misfortunes that occur when the moon passes through different constellations (nakṣatras), especially if a child is born during an inauspicious time.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Dharma; Hindu law; Rites and ceremonies; Constellations; Hinduism; Constellations -- Religious aspects -- Hinduism -- Early works to 1800; Hinduism -- Rituals -- Texts -- Early works to 1800; Hinduism -- Rituals; Rites and ceremonies -- India -- Texts -- Early works to 1800; Hindu law -- Texts -- Early works to 1800; Dharma -- Texts -- Early works to 1800

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Texts; Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises; Watermarks; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (13 leaves) : paper; 10 x 21 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Watermark of the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom.; Title from colophon (f. 13r).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 13 leaves foliated 1-13, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti dinakarabhaṭṭakṛte śāṃtisāre vyādhinakṣatratithivāraśāṃtayaḥ // (f. 13r).; Dated śaka 1706 (1786) (f. 13r).; Mistakes blacked out; lengthy addition in margin (f. 5r); some significant phrase highlighted in red; vertical margins marked with double red line.; Scribe is Bhāskara Bhaṭṭa Dāḍekara (f. 13r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts