Prayogaratna,; circa 1700-1850.

Title:

Prayogaratna, circa 1700-1850.

Abstract:

Manuscript is a compendium of quotations from other authored works dealing with various kinds of rites and sacrifice. Work was compiled in the early 16th century. One work quoted is the Smārtapiṇḍapitṛyajñaprayoga, which outlines the rules for performing offerings of small rice balls to one's immediate ancestors. Manuscript is incomplete.

Creator:

Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭṭa.

Format:

1 item (14 leaves) : paper; 9 x 23 cm.

Identifier:

(OCoLC)ocn819407298; (OCoLC)819407298; (PU)5860886-penndb-Voyager

Language:

In Sanskrit; (Devanāgarī)

Relation:

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3hn6g; http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5860886

Subject:

Worship (Hinduism); Rice -- Religious aspects.; Ancestor worship -- Hinduism.; Rites and ceremonies -- India.; Manuscripts; India; 19th century.; Manuals (instructional materials); Manuscripts; India; 18th century.; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; 19th century.; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; 18th century.

Type:

Manuscripts

Rights:

https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?

Call Number:

Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts.