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• bibid: 9957943803503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/800360348
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5794380

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Summary

Text outlines the observances (vrata) and rites meant to be performed during the "extra month" (adhimāsa) referred to as Malamāsa, an intercalary month often associated with misfortune and considered inauspicious. Performing these rites and observances dedicated to the Hindu deity Viṣṇu is thought to alleviate such negative associations. Presented as a discussion between the legendary sage Markāṇḍeya and king Yuḍhiṣṭhira, it offers a mythological account of the rites.

Notes

• Title from colophon (f. 7v); alternate title Adhimāsamāhātmya from incipit.
   
• Written in 9 lines per leaf.
   
• 7 leaves foliated 1-7, upper left and lower right verso.
   
• Date of manuscript based on dated manuscripts written by the same scribe (Item 2277 and Item 2292).
   
• Mistakes blacked out. Written by same scribe as Item 2275, Item 2276, Item 2277, Item 2281, Item 2282, Item 2285, Item 2286, Item 2287, Item 2289, Item 2290, Item 2291, Item 2292, and Item 2293.
   
• Non-Latin script record.
   

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Colophon

Subjects topical

• Vratas
• Vishnu (Hindu deity)
• Puja (Hinduism)
• Devotional literature, Sanskrit
• Rites and ceremonies--India
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Hindu mythology)
• Hindu mythology
• Hindu astrology

Genres

• Manuals (instructional materials)
• Prayers
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
• Manuscripts--India--18th century

Licenses

• Text

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