Śravaṇadvādaṣīvratakathā, 1778; श्रवणद्वादशीव्रतकथा,१७७८

Date:

1778

Description:

Observances (vrata) and worship (pūjā), especially to forms of Viṣṇu, to be performed on special occasions during the month of Bhādrapada (August-September) related to the Śravaṇa star. Rites include especially fasting. Presented as a discourse between the Hindu deity Kṛṣṇa and the legendary king Yudhiṣṭhira.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Astronomy; Puja (Hinduism); Krishna (Hindu deity); Yudhiṣṭhira (Hindu mythology); Vishnu (Hindu deity); Vratas; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Astronomy -- India; Devotional literature, Sanskrit

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

Prayers; Hymns; Manuscripts, Sanskrit; Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (9 leaves) : paper; 11 x 21 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 9r).; Written in 8-9 lines per leaf.; 9 leaves foliated 1-9, upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti śrībhaviṣyottarapurāṇe kṛṣṇayudhiṣṭirasaṃvāde śravaṇadvādaśīvratakathāsamāptāḥ // cha // cha śrī // saṃ[vat] 1830 // śubhaṃ bhavastuḥ // (f. 9r).; Dated saṃvat 1830 (1778) (f. 9r).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.; Non-Latin script record.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

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

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts