Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa uttarakāṇḍa, circa 1700-1850; अध्यात्मरामायण उत्तरकण्ड,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

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.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hindu mythology; Rāma (Hindu deity); Lakṣmaṇa (Hindu deity); Sita (Hindu deity); Śiva (Hindu deity); Siva (Hindu deity)

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Dialogues; Poems; Prayers; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)

Physical Description:

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

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 62v).; Written in 7-9 lines per leaf.; 61 leaves foliated 1-52, 54-62, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrīmadadhyātmarāmāyaṇe umāmaheśvarasaṃvāda uttara[kaṇḍe] [. . .] // (f. 62v).; 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.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 323

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts