Kṛtyatattva, circa 1700-1850
কৃত্যতত্ত্ৱ, ১৭০০-১৮৫০

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).
Creator
Raghunandana Bhaṭṭācārya, active 16th century
Form
manuscripts (documents)
manuals (instructional materials)
treatises
prayers (compositions)
Manuscripts, Sanskrit
Date
1700
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
Geographic Subject
India
Collection
Collection of Indic Manuscripts
Extent
1 item (29 leaves) : paper ; 9 x 39 cm
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)
Related works
Digital facsimile for browsing (Colenda): https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3zk0j
Also listed in
Penn Libraries Catalog
Physical Location
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Ms. Coll. 390 Item 309
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Resource Type
Text

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