Collection ID: 0002 | Metadata type: TEI | TEI XML | Data

Title

Authors

• Śaunaka

Call number

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9963983133503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/908401476
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6398313

Publisher

Language

Summary

Manual guiding a priest in the rules and laws of dharma associated with the Vedic fire rites (homa) associated with this sacrifice to Pavamāna, an agent of purification, usually associated with the Vedic god and drug known as Soma.

Notes

• Title from colophon; alternate title Pavamānahomaprayoga from incipit (f. 1r).
   
• Written in 9-10 lines per leaf.
   
• 7 leaves foliated 1-7, upper left and lower right verso.
   
• Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out.
   

Extent

Support

Colophon

Subjects topical

• Homa (Rite)
• Fire--Religious aspects--Hinduism
• Soma (Hindu deity)
• Soma
• Hinduism--Rituals--Texts
• Rites and ceremonies--India
• Hindu law
• Dharma

Genres

• Manuals (instructional materials)
• Treatises
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
• Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
• Manuscripts--India--18th century
• Manuscripts--India--19th century

Licenses

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