Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2308 Alakopākhyāna / अलकोपाख्यान
Title
Alakopākhyānaअलकोपाख्यान
Call number
Ms. Coll. 390 Item 2308(3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206., University of Pennsylvania, Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts)
Alternate identifiers
- bibid: 9954145293503681
- http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/773695487
- http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5414529
Publisher
University of PennsylvaniaLanguage
In SanskritSummary
Selections from four different Purāṇic texts dealing with mythic themes such as the manifestation (prādurbhāva) of Bhairava, a terrible form of the Hindu deity Śiva; omens associated with death (Kāla) and how to avoid them; the importance of the city of Kāśī (Vāraṇāsī); rites for a yogin to perform to obtain knowledge, etc.
Notes
- Title from title page (f. 1r).
- Written in 9 lines per leaf.
- 15 leaves foliated 1-15, upper left and lower right verso.
- Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout.
- Non-Latin script record.
Extent
1 item (15 leaves) : 11 x 32 cmSupport
PaperColophon
Colophon: iti śrīmārkaṃḍeyapurāṇe alakopākhyāne aṣṭatriṃśatitamodhyāyaḥ // 38 // (f. 15v).Subjects topical
- Siva (Hindu deity)
- Rites and ceremonies--India
- Omens
- Hindu mythology
Genres
- Poems
- Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
- Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
- Manuscripts--India--18th century
- Manuscripts--India--19th century
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