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Title

Sāvitrāṇi juhoti
सावित्राणिजुहोति

Call number

Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9931779973503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/399589914
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/3177997

Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

In Sanskrit

Summary

Vedic ritual text containing early examples of Hindu mythology and the procedures for building a great fire altar, animal sacrifices, and other kinds of rituals.

Notes

• Written 11-12 lines per leaf.
   
• 85 leaves foliated 1-48, 52-88, upper left and lower right verso.
   
• Title from incipit (f. 1v); alternate title Paṅcamāṣṭaka from title page (f. 1r).
   
• Accented in red. Mistakes covered by yellow, red, black. Some corrections and additions in margins.
   
• May have been housed at an earlier time with Item 3, Item 5, and Item 6.
   

Extent

1 item (85 leaves) : 24 x 11 cm

Support

Paper

Subjects topical

• Rites and ceremonies--India
• Hinduism--Rituals
• Hindu mythology

Genres

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

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