Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa uttarakāṇḍa, circa 1700-1850.

Abstract:

Medieval retelling of the epic story of the Rāmāyaṇa, wherein the hero Rāma is identified with the universal spirit (adhyātma) and is nonviolent; narrative takes the form of a dialogue between the Hindu deities Śiva (as Maheśa) and Pārvatī (as Umā); traditionally ascribed to the legendary author Vyāsa. This last section (kāṇḍa) of the Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa contains a description of the banishment of Sītā; fifth chapter of text, sometimes referred to as the Rāmagītā, is a conversation between Rāma and his brother Lakṣmaṇa. Text lacks the final folio and colophon is incomplete.

Date:

1700

Identifier:

9954494033503681; (OCoLC)ocn780320514; (OCoLC)780320514; (PU)5449403-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Lakṣmaṇa (Hindu deity); Hindu mythology.; Manuscripts.; Dialogues.; Poems.; Prayers.; Manuscripts, Sanskrit.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (61 leaves) : paper; 11 x 22 cm

Personal Name:

Siva; Sita; Rāma

Rights:

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

Notes:

Non-Latin script record.; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double red line; folios 54-58 written on different paper in second scribal hand.; Title from colophon (f. 62v).; Colophon: iti śrīmadadhyātmarāmāyaṇe umāmaheśvarasaṃvāda uttara[kaṇḍe] [. . .] // (f. 62v).; 61 leaves foliated 1-52, 54-62, upper left and lower right verso.; Written in 7-9 lines per leaf.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts.