Amuktābharaṇavrata, 1760-1761; अमुक्ताभरणव्रत,१७६०-१७६१

Date:

1760

Description:

Text presents observances (vrata) and rites, in honor and worship (pūjā) of the Hindu deity Śiva. Begins with a meditation describing the physical attributes of Śiva, such as his clothing (made from tiger skin) and his weapons (such as his trident or triśūla). Parts of the text are presented as a dialogue between the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa and the legendary king Yudhiṣṭhira.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Śiva (Hindu deity); Siva (Hindu deity); Vratas; Puja (Hinduism); Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Weapons, Ancient -- India; Weapons, Ancient; Yudhiṣṭhira (Hindu mythology); Krishna (Hindu deity)

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Manuals (instructional materials); Prayers; Dialogues; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

1 item (6 leaves) : paper; 13 x 26 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title derived from colophon (f. 6v), but corrected based on internal colophon (f. 2v).; Written in 9 lines per leaf.; 6 leaves foliated 1-6, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīśivadharmottare 'muktā[bhara]ṇavrataṃsaṃpūrṇaṃ // śrīkṣṛṇāya namaḥ // (f. 6v).; Date of manuscript based on dated manuscripts written by the same scribe (Item 2277 and Item 2292).; Mistakes blacked out. Written by same scribe as Item 2275, Item 2276, Item 2277, Item 2281, Item 2285, Item 2286, Item 2287, Item 2288, Item 2289, Item 2290, Item 2291, Item 2292, and Item 2293.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2282

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts