Śivārcanadīpikā, circa 1700-1850; शिवार्चनदीपिका,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Śaiva philosophical treatise and instructional work discussing and commenting on Śiva worship. Reference to Sadāśiva, a particular form of Śiva, suggests a possible relationship to the Śaivasiddhānta branch of Śaivism.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Śaivism; Tantrism; Śiva (Hindu deity); Siva (Hindu deity); Hindu philosophy; Śaiva Siddhānta; Philosophy, Indic

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (121 leaves) : paper; 11 x 25 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 123r).; Written in 7-9 lines per leaf.; 121 leaves foliated 1-102, 105-123, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śivārcanadīpikāsamāptaḥ / śrīsāṃbasadāśivārpaṇam astu / iti śivaṃ (f. 123r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2267

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts