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Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9957792973503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/796288681
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5779297

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Summary

Observances (vrata), various rites, and worship, in honor of the Hindu deity Śiva and highlights the bilva, ceremonial leaf. Presented as a dialogue between the legendary king Bhadrākṣa and the sage Dūrvāsa. Additional foliation (f. 139-145) is written on the manuscript and was likely part of a larger work on vratas; it was likely housed with Item 1452 and created by the same scribal hand.

Notes

• Title from colophon (f. 7v).
   
• Written in 8-10 lines per leaf.
   
• 7 leaves foliated 1-7, lower right verso.
   
• Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
   
• Non-Latin script record.
   

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Colophon

Subjects topical

• Vratas
• Siva (Hindu deity)
• Rites and ceremonies--India
• Puja (Hinduism)
• Devotional literature, Sanskrit

Genres

• Prayers
• Dialogues
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
• Manuscripts--India--18th century
• Manuscripts--India--19th century

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