Kṛtyatattva, circa 1700-1850; কৃত্যতত্ত্ৱ, ১৭০০-১৮৫০

Name:

Raghunandana Bhaṭṭācārya, active 16th century

Date:

1700

Description:

Manuscript is a treatise used for consultation by priests discussing the true nature of duty (Hindu law, Dharma) and contains different examples of daily rites to be performed by Hindus, including an emphasis on śrāddha rites (funeral rites). Manuscript includes some Vedic and non-Vedic rites as well as some devotional material (pūja).

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Funeral rites and ceremonies; Dharma; Hindu law; Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Puja (Hinduism); Funeral rites and ceremonies -- India; Devotional literature, Sanskrit

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); manuals (instructional materials); treatises; prayers (compositions); Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (29 leaves) : paper; 9 x 39 cm

Geographic Subject:

India

Rights:

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

Notes:

Son of Harihara Bhaṭṭācārya (f. 34v).; Title from colophon (f. 34v).; Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.; 29 leaves foliated 6-34, middle right verso.; Colophon: iti vandya [???] śrīhariharabhaṭṭācāryātmaja śrīraghūnandanabhaṭṭācāryaviracitaṃ kṛtyatattvaṃ samāptaṃ (f. 34).; Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.; In Sanskrit (Bengali)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 309

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts