Yajn̄opavītavidhi, circa 1700-1850; यज्ञोपवीतविधि,१७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a manual or guide giving an overview of the regulations (Hindu laws) governing the performance of the sacred thread ceremony according to Vedic tradition.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Sacred thread ceremony; Sacrifice -- Hinduism; Hindu law; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Hindu mantras

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

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

Physical Description:

1 item (2 leaves) : paper; 10 x 19 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 2v).; Written in 12 lines per leaf.; 2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti yajñopavītavidhiḥ (f. 2v).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 193

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts