Description of University of Pennsylvania Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1472: Saṃdhyāvandana
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Title from explicit (f. 2v).
Written in 15-16 lines per leaf.
2 leaves foliated [1-2].
Explicit: anena prātaḥ saṃdhyāvaṃdadanena śrīparameśvaraḥ prīyatāṃ / (f. 2v).
Mistakes blacked out; some corrections and additions in margins.
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Ms. Coll. 390 Item 1472
9964155593503681
http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/910915119
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017/d/medren/6415559
Manual with associated rules and laws (dharma) for morning prayers and a collection of mantras (words or phrases of power) and verses with instructions for recitation during the performance of the Saṃdhyā rites by the top three castes. Manuscripts starts with the end of an unknown ritual text dedicated to the Hindu deity Viṣṇu. Main text begins on verso (f. 1v).
In Sanskrit
Saṃdhyāvandana
संध्यावन्दन
paper
1 item (2 leaves) : 11 x 22 cm
Devotional literature, Sanskrit
Hinduism--Rituals--Texts
Rites and ceremonies--India
Hindu law
Dharma
Manuals (instructional materials)
Treatises
Prayers
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--18th century
Manuscripts, Sanskrit--19th century
Manuscripts--India--18th century
Manuscripts--India--19th century