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Vaiśvadeva, circa 1700-1850; वैश्वदेव,१७००-१८५०

Date:
1700
Description:
Part of a larger guide with associated rules and laws of dharma for rites, prayers, and mantras for offerings and sacrifice to the Vedic gods; connected to or once part of the Agnihotra (fire sacrifice) and homa rites; the rites are identical to the Devayajña.
Language:
Sanskrit
Subject:
Dharma; Hindu law; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Homa (Rite)
Resource Type:
Text
Form/Genre:
Manuals (instructional materials); Treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts; manuscripts (documents)
Physical Description:
1 item (7 leaves) : paper; 10 x 22 cm
Geographic Subject:
India
Rights:
https://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Notes:
Title from opening folio (f. 1r).; Written in 6 lines per leaf.; 7 leaves foliated 1, 3-8, upper left and lower right verso.; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2772
Collection:
Collection of Indic Manuscripts