Manuscript is the first section (pariccheda) of a larger work on matters pertaining to Hindu religious laws and customs (dharma) and is a compendium of various rules and guidelines governing different Hindu rituals, practices, prayers, and observances (vratas); contains descriptions of systems of time and describes the best times of year to perform various rituals, such as the worship (pūjā) associated with specific deities.
Son of Kāśī Upādhyāya, grandson of Anujānanta Upādhyāya, great-grandson of Yajñeśvara Upādhyāya according to Ms. Coll. 390, Item 297 (Part 4, f. 69).; Title from title abbreviations in margins.; Written in 12 lines per leaf.; 29 leaves foliated 1-29, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red. Decorative border on lower cover (f. 29v).; Manuscript was originally part of a larger manuscript that included Ms. Coll. 390, Item 1595.; Scribe is Bāladīkṣitadeva, son of Anantadeva (f. 29r).; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
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Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1596
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