Pārthivapūjāvidhi, after 1876; पार्थिवपूजाविधि, १८७६

Alternate Title:

Pārthivaliṅgapūjā

Date:

1700

Description:

Manual and collection of mantras to be used during the worship (pūjā) of an earthen (pārthiva) liṅga, a special emblem of the Hindu deity Śiva. Manuscript is incomplete.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Śiva (Hindu deity); Siva (Hindu deity); Lingas (Śaivism); Puja (Hinduism)

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); prayers (compositions); manuals (instructional materials); watermarks; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (2 leaves) : paper; 21 x 11 cm

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title supplied by cataloger; alternate title Pārthivaliṅgapūjā from text (f. 1r, line 12).; Written in 21-23 lines per leaf.; 2 leaves.; Dated after 1876 based on watermark.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; Manuscript and text are oriented in a portrait rather than landscape format, with text parallel to the narrow edge of the leaf.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1984

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts