Hymns from the Ṛgveda dedicated to the deity and drug Soma and employed in an ancillary work (vedāṅga). The Pavamāna, an agent of purification, is a collection of hymns often recited on fasting days associated with the Ekādaśī (eleventh day of a fortnight).
Title from title abbreviations in margins; alternate title Pavamānapañcasūktasahita from end title page (f. 30v).; Written in 8-10 lines per leaf.; 30 leaves foliated 1-30, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti pavamānaṃ samāptaṃ // (f. 30r).; Dated śaka 1766 (1844).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; Vedic metrical accents in red throughout for recitation.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2056
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