Yajn̄opavītavidhi, circa 1700-1850
यज्ञोपवीतविधि, १७००-१८५०

Description
Manuscript is a manual or guide giving an overview of the regulations (Hindu laws) governing the performance of the sacred thread ceremony according to Vedic tradition.
Form
manuscripts (documents)
manuals (instructional materials)
Manuscripts, Sanskrit
Date
1700
Language
Sanskrit
Subject
Sacred thread ceremony
Sacrifice -- Hinduism
Hindu law
Rites and ceremonies -- India
Rites and ceremonies
Hindu mantras
Geographic Subject
India
Collection
Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Extent
1 item (2 leaves) : paper ; 10 x 19 cm
Notes
Title from colophon (f. 2v).
Written in 12 lines per leaf.
2 leaves foliated 1-2, upper left and lower right verso.
Colophon: iti yajñopavītavidhiḥ (f. 2v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.
Non-Latin script record.
In Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
Related works
Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda)
Also listed in
Penn Libraries Catalog
Physical Location
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 193
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Text

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