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Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2288 Malamāsavrata / मलमासव्रत

Title

Malamāsavrata
मलमासव्रत

Call number

Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2288
(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)

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Publisher

University of Pennsylvania

Language

In Sanskrit

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

Extent

1 item (7 leaves) : 13 x 26 cm

Support

Paper

Colophon

Colophon: Malamāsavrataṃ // (f. 7v).

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