Vedic ritual text containing early examples of Hindu mythology and the procedures for building a great fire altar, animal sacrifices, and other kinds of rituals.
Title from incipit (f. 1v); alternate title Paṅcamāṣṭaka from title page (f. 1r).; Accented in red. Mistakes covered by yellow, red, black. Some corrections and additions in margins.; Written 11-12 lines per leaf.; 85 leaves foliated 1-48, 52-88, upper left and lower right verso.; May have been housed at an earlier time with Item 3, Item 5, and Item 6.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgari)
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