Kāśīmahātmaya, circa 1700-1850.

Abstract:

Manuscript from the seventh aṃśa of a larger work called the Śivarahasya, which is itself part of a work on Tantra called the Rudrayāmalatantra. It is dedicated to the praise of the city of Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) a sacred pilgrimage center for the Hindu deity Śiva. Manuscript is incomplete and lacks an ending.

Timespan:

India.; Vārānasi (Uttar Pradesh, India)

Date:

1700

Identifier:

9970391443503681; (OCoLC)ocn953488643; (OCoLC)953488643; (PU)7039144-penndb-Voyager

Language:

Sanskrit

Subject:

Hinduism -- Prayers and devotions.; Devotional literature, Sanskrit.; Pilgrims and pilgrimages -- India.; Śaivism.; Tantrism.; Pilgrims and pilgrimages.; Manuscripts, Sanskrit.; Prayers.; Manuscripts.; Devotional literature.

Form/Genre:

Manuscripts

Physical Description:

1 item (52 leaves) : paper; 12 x 28 cm

Personal Name:

Siva

Notes:

Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; some significant words, phrases and symbols highlighted in red.; 52 leaves foliated 1-52, upper left and lower right verso.; Title from marginal note (f. 1r).; Written in 6-10 lines per leaf.; In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)

Physical Location:

Ms. Coll. 390

Collection:

Collection of Indic Manuscripts.