Text from the last section (uttarakāṇḍa) of the Adhyātmarāmāyaṇa, chapter five, a conversation between Rāma and his brother Lakṣmaṇa where Rāma propounds the merits of knowledge over that of action (karma). Presented within a discussion between the Hindu deity Śiva and Pārvatī.
Title from title page (f. 1r); alternate title Rāmagītāstotra from colophon (f. 27r).; Written in 5 lines per leaf.; Colophon: iti śrībrahmāṃḍapurāṇe uttarakāṇḍe śrīmadadhyātmarāmāyaṇe / umāmaheśvarasaṃvāde uttarakāṃḍe śrīrāmagītāstotra saṃpūrṇaṃ // paṃcamādhyāyaḥ // cha // cha // (f. 26v-27r).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line. Decorative second page design, which likely served as the original cover; outer cover (f. 1r), one folio (f. 9), and part of colophon (f. 27r) written in second hand; outer cover and one folio (f. 9) on different paper.; Small booklet bound on top edge, likely glued.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2207
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