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

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Alternate identifiers

• bibid: 9958042523503681
• http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/803371794
• http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/5804252

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Summary

Small manuscript, a kind of pocket guide, for worshiping the Hindu deity Viṣṇu, prescribing various rites, adornments (such as the three stripes on the forehead or tripuṇḍra), and offerings (such as food) to the image of the god. Manuscript is a compendium of verses and highlights from mainly purāṇic sources and includes selections from the Vārāhapurāṇa, Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa, Skandapurāṇa, Agnipurāṇa, Haribhaktivilāśa, and the Bhakticintāmaṇi. Manuscript lacks a beginning.

Notes

• Title from colophon (f. 4v).
   
• Written in 10-11 lines per leaf.
   
• 4 leaves foliated 2-5, upper left and lower right verso.
   
• Mistakes blacked out; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with two sets of double red lines.
   
• Non-Latin script record.
   

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Colophon

Subjects topical

• Vishnu (Hindu deity)
• Rites and ceremonies--India
• Food--Religious aspects--Hinduism
• Vaishnavism
• Devotional literature, Sanskrit
• Idols and images--Worship

Genres

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

Licenses

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