Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1312: Pavanapāvana University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1312: Pavanapāvana are free of known copyright restrictions and in the public domain. See the Creative Commons Public Domain Mark page for usage details, http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/. Metadata is ©2017 University of Pennsylvania Books & Manuscripts and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License version 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. For a description of the terms of use see the Creative Commons Deed https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Title from colophon (f. 4r). Written in 9 lines per leaf. 4 leaves foliated 1-4, upper left and lower right verso. Dated śaka 1709 (1786) (f. 4r); paper and style appear to be late-19th century, despite the date. Mistakes covered over in yellow or blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; significant syllables, words, or phrases highlighted in red throughout; vertical margins marked with double red line; red accents for aid in recitation. Partial watermarks possibly from a large crest. Scribe is Bhāskara Bhaṭṭa Dāḍekara (f. 4r) 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1312 9963947833503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/908148986 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6394783 Guide for a priest to perform Vedic rites associated with purification, including related mantras for recitation. In Sanskrit Pavanapāvana पवनपावन scribe Bhāskara Bhaṭṭa Dāḍekara Colophon: iti pavanapāvanaṃ samāptiṃ agamat // (f. 4r).

paper

 1 item (4 leaves) : 10 x 21 cm Hinduism--Rituals--Texts--Early works to 1800 Rites and ceremonies--India--Early works to 1800 Hindu law--Early works to 1800 Dharma--Early works to 1800 Manuals (instructional materials) Treatises Watermarks Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century Manuscripts--India--18th century Manuscripts--India--19th century