Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1335: Somotpatti University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1335: Somotpatti 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 © 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. 2v). Written in 8-9 lines per leaf. 2 leaves foliated 1-2, 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; vertical margins marked with double red line. Watermark showing part of a crest of some kind. 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1335 9963979633503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/908392401 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6397963 Manuscript is a ritual manual with various rules of dharma and procedures and laws, associated with the performance of Vedic rites; the work also discusses the origins of the moon and contains mantras (words or phrases of power) for recitation during ceremonies. Sometimes employed during the birth of children or in other domestic contexts. In Sanskrit Somotpatti सोमोत्पत्ति Colophon: iti somotpattiḥ samāptaḥ // (f. 2v).

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 1 item (2 leaves) : 10 x 21 cm Childbirth--Religious aspects--Hinduism Hindu mantras Hindu mythology Hinduism--Rituals--Texts Rites and ceremonies--India Hindu law Dharma Manuals (instructional materials) Treatises Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century Manuscripts--India--18th century Manuscripts--India--19th century