Pañcakrośīyātra, circa 1700-1850; पञ्चक्रोशीयात्र, १७००-१८५०

Date:

1700

Description:

Text celebrating the greatness (māhātmya) of the city of Varāṇasī (also Kāśī) by its name of Pañcakrośī, a reference to the city's traditional size of five krośa or approximately 10 miles, a distance and circuit of temple sites that pilgrims are thought to be able to complete in five days. Includes frequent mention of the deity Viśveśvara (Lord of the universe), a local form of the god Śiva, as well as other sacred spots and liṅgas (cylindrical stone forms representing Śiva) such as Saṃgameśvara, and their ability to transform and give benefits to pilgrims who worship there.

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Devotional literature, Sanskrit; Lingas (Śaivism); Rites and ceremonies -- India; Rites and ceremonies; Śiva (Hindu deity); Siva (Hindu deity); Mokṣa; Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- India; Pilgrims and pilgrimages

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); hymns; treatises; Manuscripts, Sanskrit

Physical Description:

1 item (8 leaves) : paper; 12 x 24 cm

Geographic Subject:

India; Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India)

Rights:

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

Notes:

Title from colophon (f. 8v).; Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.; 8 leaves foliated 1-8 , upper left and lower right verso.; Colophon: iti paṃccakrośīyātrāmāptā // (f. 8v).; Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double black line.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2404

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts