Gāyatrī, circa 1700-1850; गायत्री,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Collection of mantras drawn from the Gāyatrī of the Ṛgveda and from various rites such as the aṅganyāsa, touching different parts of one's body.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Gāyatrī (Hindu deity); Hindu mantras; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (12 leaves) : paper; 13 x 25 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from abbreviations in margins.; Written in 8 lines per leaf.; 12 leaves foliated 2-13, upper left verso.; Mistakes covered in yellow or crossed out; corrections and additions in margins; verse divisions and significant phrases in red; vertical margins marked with painted border and quadruple black lines.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2586

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts