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Alakopākhyāna, circa 1700-1850.

Abstract:
Selections from four different Purāṇic texts dealing with mythic themes such as the manifestation (prādurbhāva) of Bhairava, a terrible form of the Hindu deity Śiva; omens associated with death (Kāla) and how to avoid them; the importance of the city of Kāśī (Vāraṇāsī); rites for a yogin to perform to obtain knowledge, etc.
Timespan:
Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India); India.
Date:
1700
Identifier:
9954145293503681; (OCoLC)ocn773694642; (OCoLC)773694642; (PU)5414529-penndb-Voyager
Language:
Sanskrit
Relation:
Puranas.; Skandapurāṇa.; Kāśīkhaṇḍa.; Adhyāya 42.; Puranas.; Mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇa.; Adhyāya 38.; Puranas.; Agnipurāṇa.; Agastyasaṃhitā.; Maṅgalyādhyāya.; Puranas.; Skandapurāṇa.; Kāśīkhaṇḍa.; Adhyāya 31.
Subject:
Hindu mythology.; Rites and ceremonies -- India.; Rites and ceremonies.; Omens.; Manuscripts.; Poems.; Manuscripts, Sanskrit.
Form/Genre:
Manuscripts
Physical Description:
1 item (15 leaves) : paper; 11 x 32 cm
Personal Name:
Siva
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?
Notes:
Colophon: iti śrīmārkaṃḍeyapurāṇe alakopākhyāne aṣṭatriṃśatitamodhyāyaḥ // 38 // (f. 15v).; Non-Latin script record.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Title from title page (f. 1r).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 15 leaves foliated 1-15, upper left and lower right verso.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Ms. Coll. 390
Collection:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts.