Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1341: Rākṣoghnasūktavidhi University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1341: Rākṣoghnasūktavidhi 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 final title page (f. 5v). Written in 9-10 lines per leaf. 5 leaves foliated 1-5, upper left and lower right verso. Mistakes blacked out. Watermark of part of a crest. 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1341 9963980003503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/908392801 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6398000 Manual including rites, regulations and rules of dharma about the performance of a Vedic fire rite (homa) in order to celebrate the Destroyer of demons (Rākṣoghna), and protect the home from demons and other malevolent spirits. Work also contains Vedic hymns (sūkta) in praise of various Vedic gods to cause the destruction of demons. Manuscript was part of a larger compilation of Vedic rites and rituals. In Sanskrit Rākṣoghnasūktavidhi राक्षोघ्नसूक्तविधि Colophon: iti rākṣoghnasūktavidhiḥ // (f. 5r)

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 1 item (5 leaves) : 10 x 21 cm Homa (Rite) Fire--Religious aspects--Hinduism Hinduism--Rituals--Texts Rites and ceremonies--India Hindu law Dharma Manuals (instructional materials) Treatises Watermarks Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century Manuscripts--India--18th century Manuscripts--India--19th century