Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1356: Mahāsaṃkalpa University of Pennsylvania These images and the content of Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1356: Mahāsaṃkalpa 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. 11r). Written in 7-9 lines per leaf. 11 leaves foliated 1-11, upper or lower left and lower right verso. Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins; vertical margins marked with double black line. Scribe is Kāśīnātha Bhaṭā, the son of Śivarāma Bhaṭā and the grandson of Būbukadharmā Bhaṭā (f. 11r). 3420 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6206. University of Pennsylvania Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1356 9964061703503681 http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/909415233 http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6406170 Manual with associated rules and laws of dharma for the performance of vows/observances (vratas) associated with Vedic rites. In Sanskrit Mahāsaṃkalpa महासंकल्प scribe Kāśīnātha Bhaṭā (Son of Śivarāma Bhaṭā) associated name Rājiliṅga Bhaṭā Colophon: iti saṃkalpa // harināṛāyaṇa // mahāsaṃkalpasaṃpūrṇaṃ // (f. 11r).

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 1 item (11 leaves) : 10 x 17 cm Rājiliṅga Bhaṭā may have owned and/or commissioned the manuscript and appears to be from Rāmaḍugu, a town in the Indian state of Telegana (f. 11r). Vratas 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